March 23 Movement - Wikipedia
In March 2013, the United Nations Security Council authorized the deployment of an intervention brigade within MONUSCO to carry out targeted offensive operations, with or without the Congolese national army, against armed groups that threaten peace in eastern DRC.
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Feb 19, 2024 · The March 23 Movement, or M23, is a rebel military group mainly made up of ethnic Tutsis that broke away from the Congolese army just over a decade ago. They staged a large offensive in 2012 and took over the provincial capital of Goma near the border with Rwanda, the same city they are threatening again.
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Nov 23, 2022 · Formed 10 years ago, the Rwanda-backed Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) soon made its first mark when it briefly occupied Goma, a city of 1 million today. An African-led effort resulted in...
M23 March 23 Movement - GlobalSecurity.org
On September 11th, 2012 Human Rights Watch accuseed the March 23 Movement of rapes, killings, torture, abductions and recruiting children to work as soldiers.
March 23 (M23) Movement – DW - dw.com
Dec 11, 2024 · In eastern Congo, people are trapped between fighting in their villages and overcrowded camps with rampant mpox. Judith Suminwa Tuluka set ambitious goals in her first 100 days in office, but...
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.
M23 offensive (2022–present) - Wikipedia
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 .
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Nov 5, 2013 · The M23 rebels have brought havoc to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since April 2012 but have now ended their insurgency after the government said they had been defeated.
DR Congo: Withdrawal of M23 rebels is an opportunity to …
Apr 14, 2023 · The March 23 Movement (M23) is the latest in a succession of Rwandan-backed rebel groups that claim to defend the rights of the Congolese Tutsi community. Launched in 2012 by insurgents from the Congolese army with support from Rwandan and Ugandan authorities according to the UN, the group was militarily defeated in 2013.
Who are the new arrivals in eastern Congo? – DW – 08/10/2024
Aug 8, 2024 · The territory around Kitshanga and near Virunga National Park in eastern Congo is under the control of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group. Rwanda-backed M23 was formed in 2012 and is...