wounded soldiers fled fighting in eastern Congo

Displaced people carrying their personal belongings walk past the Congolese army as they fled fighting in Sake town, 25km (16 miles) west of the provincial capital Goma, December 12, 2007. Hundreds of civilians and scores of wounded soldiers fled fighting in eastern Congo on Tuesday after rebels loyal to renegade Tutsi General Laurent Nkunda launched pre-dawn raids on army positions

A woman whose face was cut with a machete undergoes treatment in Minova hospital, 50km (30 miles) west of the provincial capital Goma, December 11, 2007. Hundreds of civilians and scores of wounded soldiers fled fighting in eastern Congo on Tuesday after rebels loyal to renegade Tutsi General Laurent Nkunda launched pre-dawn raids on army positions. Picture taken December 11