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.
Congolese civilians caught in a growing rebellion face a terrible ...
1 day ago · GISENYI, Rwanda (AP) — Many of the millions of people trapped in eastern Congo’s escalating rebellion face a terrible choice: Retreat into Congo’s interior and seek the protection of a weak army in disarray, or cross into nearby Rwanda, which is accused of backing the rebels.. The largely unchecked rebel advance that seized Goma, the …
DR Congo: What is happening in Goma and why are M23 rebels …
1 day ago · Item 1 of 2 Civilians who evacuated from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), amid conflict between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC ...
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. (AP …
What Is M23, the Rwandan-Backed Group Fighting in Eastern Congo?
2 days ago · A rebel militia known as M23 has seized the key Congolese city of Goma, threatening displaced civilians and raising fears of a broader regional war.. Some 400,000 people have fled their homes in ...
What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels …
5 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 …
1 day 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.
Fighting rages as rebels and army clash in DR Congo
3 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.
The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo
1 day 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.