March 23 Movement - Wikipedia
The March 23 Movement (French: Mouvement du 23 mars), often abbreviated as M23 and also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army (Armée révolutionnaire du Congo), [9] is a Congolese Tutsi-led rebel military group. [10]
March 23 Movement | Leader, Funding, Rebels, AFC, & Congo
3 days ago · March 23 Movement (M23), rebel group primarily based in North Kivu, a mineral-rich province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is one of many armed groups in the conflict-ridden eastern DRC that have been fighting against other armed groups as well as the DRC’s army, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces Armées de …
M23 fighters resume attacks in DR Congo after two-day pause
12 hours ago · The M23 rebels have resumed attacks on armed forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a two-day lull in fighting. Rebel fighters struck at dawn on Tuesday near the village of Ihusi ...
The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil
2 days ago · The M23 had become increasingly active in DR Congo's east, stating that they were fighting to protect Tutsi rights, and that the government had failed to honour a peace deal signed in 2009.
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a …
Feb 1, 2025 · M23 forcing local alliances in Congo. Unlike in 2012, when the M23 took Goma in a campaign led by Kinyarwanda-speaking fighters pushing mainly for their full integration into the Congolese army, “this time it has a national agenda,” the Crisis Group think tank said of M23 in a recent assessment.
Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 …
Jan 29, 2025 · Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in an attempt to expand their area of control in the...
DR Congo’s president says country won’t be humiliated after
Jan 30, 2025 · In a defiant televised address on Wednesday, Tshisekedi declared that his country would not be “humiliated or crushed” as regional leaders push for negotiations with the rebels. Goma, the largest...
Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
Jan 28, 2025 · According to the United Nations and the United States, M23 is directed and supported by Rwanda; the U.N. says Rwanda has sent thousands of its troops into Congo. Some 500,000 people fled their...
M23 rebellion - Wikipedia
The M23 rebellion was an armed conflict in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), that occurred between the March 23 Movement and government forces between 4 April 2012 and 7 November 2013. It ended when a peace agreement was made among eleven African nations, and the M23 troops surrendered in Uganda.
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key …
Jan 28, 2025 · DR Congo has experienced decades of militia violence, including armed rebellion by M23, which claims to defend the interest of the minority Rwandophone communities, including the Tutsi.