Leaders of the rebel movement who held Goma on November 20 said that they will be quitting the city by this Saturday. The information was given by the deputy spokesman of the group, Amani Kabasha to the Reuters.

The movement was being led by Tutsi. The plans to quit Goma came after the rebels signed a withdrawal deal which was brokered by the regional states. Goma is an eastern city in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The group moving out shall feature a convoy of trucks carrying fighters and weapons. In addition, they will be loaded with crates of bombs and bullets and will also include mortal shells.

Some 200 residents have been reported to have gathered in the place of their exit to see then going. The exit of rebels is a positive sign and may lead to end of the road for insurgency in the Democratic Republic of Congo that it is experiencing since last eight months.

The trucks will proceed in to Rwanda before the closure of frontier. "War in this country is business. It's like the Mafia. With every military operation, people say that the commander must be buying a new house", said a U. N. official from the Congo's city of Goma.