M23, Kinshasa

DRC president vows to fight M23 rebels in battle for Goma
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that his troopers are fighting an insurgence by the Rwandan-backed militant group M23 which recently captured swaths of land in the east.
M23 rebels in DRC closes in on Kinshasa
As the political crisis in Congo DRC continues to escalate, the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have said they plan to take their offensive
M23 rebels now want to capture DRC capital Kinshasa
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called for a massive military mobilization to resist the rebellion with his Defense minister rejecting calls for talks.
DRC: Residents of M23‑occupied Goma pick up the pieces
The eastern DRC city of Goma was seized by M23 rebels and their Rwandan allies on 26 January. Residents have emerged to count the dead and make sense of the fast-moving offensive.
Congo's M23 rebels want to show they can govern Goma
Since marching into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's biggest city Goma, some services have been restored and the border with Rwanda reopened as M23 rebels try to establish an administration that could be key to the success of their offensive.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Residents welcome M23 rebel group in Goma
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo - Residents and M23 supporters shout slogans as they celebrate the takeover of the city by M23 fighters at the governor's office compound in Goma, after the M23 (March 23 Movement) rebel group launched a large-scale offensive in eastern DRC.

Rwanda-backed M23 advances in DRC

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DRC: Who is Corneille Nangaa, the man leading the M23 rebels?
Former election-chief-turned-rebel-leader Corneille Nangaa has gone from overseeing Congo’s contested 2018 election to leading a powerful insurgency against the DRC’s President Félix Tshisekedi.
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Southern African leaders seek meeting with East African leaders over DRC crisis
Leaders from the Southern African Development Community met Friday in Zimbabwe to discuss the conflict in eastern Democratic ...
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Over a hundred bodies found in Goma streets after clashes between M23 and DRC army
At least 111 bodies were found in Goma, DRC after clashes between the army and the armed group M23 Movement, a local leader ...
Understanding the conflict in the DRC: The rise of M23 and its impact on South Africa
Violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have escalated as the M23 rebel group takes control of Goma, resulting in ...
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Troops 'vigorously' countering M23 push, says DRC president Tshisekedi
DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi said on Thursday that his troops were mounting a military response as Rwanda-backed M23 ...
U.N. warns escalation in Congo war with M23 rebels bringing "summary executions" and gang rapes
The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Human Rights Crisis Intensifies in Eastern DRC as M23 Advances, Sexual Violence, and Civilians Targeted
Volker Türk condemns escalating violence in South Kivu and urges immediate action to protect civilians and hold perpetrators ...
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Risk of regional conflict following fall of Goma and M23 offensive in the DRC
A shifting political calculus by sponsors of the M23 rebel group risks triggering another war in the Great Lakes Region, ...