4 days ago · March 23 Movement (M23) is a rebel group active along the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, primarily in North Kivu, a mineral-rich province. ... During M23’s second rebellion, numerous human rights violations and war crimes by the group were documented, including using children as soldiers, forcibly recruiting civilians ...

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.

The M23's military wing, the Revolutionary Army of Congo (Armée Révolutionnaire du Congo, ARC) began its rebellion in March 2012 in Masisi Territory. Following tactical reversals in Kitshanga , the M23 regrouped and commenced strategic offensives across the Kibumba groupement of the Bukumu Chiefdom , situated in Nyiragongo Territory . [ 40 ]

Jan 31, 2025 · Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

Feb 1, 2025 · KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of the biggest city in eastern Congo this week, the man who emerged from the shadows to assert his leadership was not the group’s long-time military leader.. Sultani Makenga, an ethnic Tutsi rebel leader sanctioned by both the U.S. and the U.N., was nowhere to be seen in Goma’s Serena Hotel as the bearded Corneille Nangaa ...

The March 23 Movement, often abbreviated as M23 and also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army (Armée révolutionnaire du Congo), is a Congolese Tutsi-led, Rwandan-backed rebel military group. [6] It is based in eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It operates mainly in the province of North Kivu, …

Jan 29, 2025 · M23, which refers to the March 23, 2009, accord that ended a previous Tutsi-led revolt in eastern Congo, is the latest group of ethnic Tutsi-led insurgents to take up arms against Congolese...

In late March 2022, the March 23 Movement (M23), supported by Rwanda, launched an offensive in North Kivu against the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), and MONUSCO. The fighting displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians and caused renewed tensions between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.

Nov 23, 2022 · Fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national army and the rebel group M23 has displaced thousands of people in the eastern border city of Goma. Formed 10 years ago, the...

Jan 30, 2025 · M23, which refers to the March 23, 2009, accord that ended a previous Tutsi-led revolt in eastern Congo, is the latest group of ethnic Tutsi-led insurgents to take up arms against Congolese forces. It launched the current rebellion in 2022.