In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, protests broke out Monday near U.N. offices and Western embassies in the capital Kinshasa as anger mounts over the worsening violence and humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo. Demonstrators burned U.S. and other flags, denouncing Western nations’ support of Rwanda, which is accused of backing the M23 militia, and their complicity in the conflict.

Protester: “We are claiming our rights. France and the United States are fostering the war in the eastern DRC by supporting the rebellion. A country like Rwanda cannot fight against the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We are marching; we are not breaking or destroying people’s property. But the head of the police is sending his officers to chase us away.”

This comes as thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes as M23 advanced toward Goma, a key city in eastern Congo.