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, Rwandan-backed rebel military group. [10]

4 days ago · Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what appears to be an attempt to expand their area of control in the country's ...

11 hours ago · The M23 armed group and Rwandan soldiers entered Goma's centre on the night of January 26, 2025 after weeks of advancing on the main city in DR Congo's mineral-rich North Kivu province.

23 hours ago · The M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo or DRC) has seized control of Goma, a key city in the eastern part of the country, and is now advancing south towards Bukavu. The capture of Goma marks a major escalation in the long-running conflict in the region, which has already displaced more than a million people and led to ...

9 hours ago · More have been observed pouring into Congo this week. Kagame has claimed that M23 rebels in eastern Congo merely want to defend Tutsis from the same Hutu extremists who carried out the genocide that killed some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus without intervention from the international community.

2 days ago · What is M23? M23 is one of more than 100 militias roaming the mineral-rich areas of eastern Congo. “They pose much more of a threat to Congo than any other armed group,” said Judith Verweijen ...

2 days ago · UN experts believe that an estimated 3,000 Rwandan soldiers operate alongside M23 fighters in eastern DR Congo, outnumbering the rebel group’s number in the country. According to Saleh, the ...

3 days ago · Congo, the United States and U.N. experts accuse Rwanda of backing M23, which is mainly made up of ethnic Tutsis who broke away from the Congolese army more than a decade ago.

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.

5 days ago · 01/26/2025 January 26, 2025. The violence in eastern Congo has escalated. Near Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers have been killed by M23 rebels, while Congo has broken off relations with Rwanda.