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Congo rebels complete Goma pullout

By Melanie Gouby
Published December 1, 2012 6:12pm ET
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Congo rebels complete Goma pullout
M23 rebels withdraw from the eastern Congo town of Goma, Saturday Dec. 1, 2012. Sy Koumbo, a spokesman for the U.N. in Congo, says that an agreement was reached late Friday with M23 rebels after they attempted to force their way into Goma's international airport to seize arms. Koumbo says U.N. peacekeepers blocked the fighters. Trucks full of M23 rebels drove Saturday along the road that leads out of Goma towards Kibumba, where the rebels are supposed to settle following an agreement reached in Kampala last week. M23 soldiers were cheering as they did a final tour in the city center. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) | Jerome Delay

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda completed their retreat from Congo’s eastern provincial capital on Saturday less than two weeks after taking control of the strategic city, a military official said.

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