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.
M23: Four things you should know about the rebel group’s …
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...
What’s happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are …
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.
Secretary-General Calls on 23 March Movement to Immediately …
3 days ago · He condemns, in the strongest terms, the renewed offensive launched by the 23 March Movement (M23) since the beginning of the year and its expansion into North Kivu and South Kivu, including the recent seizure of Sake, which increases the threat to the town of Goma. This offensive has a devastating toll on the civilian population and heightened ...
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 .
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 16, 2024 · Retired European officers are protecting resource-rich North Kivu province from falling to Rwandan-backed rebels. M23 rebels now occupy large parts of North Kivu province in east Congo, areas rich...
What M23’s on-and -off insurgency tells us about DRC’s …
May 22, 2022 · Since March 2022, fighting has escalated in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between the army and the rebel group March 23 Movement, more widely known as M23. The group allegedly...
Shifting frontlines: Visualizing the evolution of the M23’s ... - IPIS
Jun 20, 2024 · Since 2021, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has once again fallen victim to the “March 23 Movement” (M23). Supposedly defeated in 2013, the M23 took up arms again in 2021, and by 2022 had rapidly seized vast territories in the south-east of North Kivu province.