March 23 Movement - Wikipedia
In June 2023, Human Rights Watch reported human rights abuses by M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including unlawful killings, rapes and other war crimes. Allegations implicate Rwandan support for these actions, bringing concerns about war crimes and making the humanitarian situation worse in the region.
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take …
17 hours ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called for a massive military mobilization to resist the rebellion and his defense minister rejected calls for dialogue. In a video message on Thursday, Congo’s Defense Minister Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita ...
Congolese forces losing control of major stronghold as Rwanda …
1 day ago · M23 rebels release captured Romanian mercenaries, who were fighting alongside Democratic Republic of Congo army (FRDC), at Gisenyi border point in Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, after the M23 rebels advanced into eastern Congo’s capital Goma.
DR Congo president vows 'vigorous' fight to halt M23 rebel …
17 hours ago · Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has vowed to restore government authority in the east, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized control of the city of Goma and are reportedly advancing ...
The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo
2 days ago · The M23's origins are tied to these tensions - it is the latest incarnation of a rebel group that says it is fighting for the interests of the minority Tutsi community in eastern DR Congo.
What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels …
6 days ago · The M23 rebels — or The March 23 Movement — is one of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in the mineral-rich region in a decades-long conflict in eastern Congo. In recent weeks, the rebels have made significant territorial gains, seizing towns and villages and encircling Goma.
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key …
2 days ago · The takeover of Goma is yet another territorial gain for the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) rebel coalition, which includes the M23 armed group – sanctioned by the United States and the United Nations.
M23 Rebels Claim Takeover of Goma, Congo’s Largest City
3 days ago · The M23 rebels announced the city’s capture in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline expired that had been imposed by the group for the Congolese army to surrender their weapons.
Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
2 days ago · Territory: M23 now controls twice as much land as it did in 2012, according to Bintou Keita, the United Nations’ top official in Congo. As rebels have seized more territories, sexual violence ...
Fighting rages as rebels and army clash in DR Congo
4 days ago · The M23 formed as an offshoot of another rebel group in 2012, ostensibly to protect the Tutsi population in eastern DR Congo, which had long complained of persecution and discrimination.