M23, Bukavu and Eastern Congo

Bukavu: Over 200 Police Officers and Soldiers Join M23
The defection ceremony took place in front of the provincial police headquarters, drawing the attention of the local population.
East Congo: After taking Bukavu, where next for M23? Uvira
Rebels from the M23, backed by the Rwandan army, continue to advance in South Kivu drawing closer to the Burundian border, where troops sent by President Évariste Ndayishimiye have gradually retreated.
Crisis in Eastern Congo: M23 Rebels Seize Strategic Territories
Over 7,000 have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize vast territories in eastern Congo, according to Congo's prime minister. The conflict involves hundreds of armed groups, threatening regional stability and highlighting Congo's mineral wealth.
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels tighten their grip on second major city in eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed rebels have tightened their grip on Bukavu a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo.
Eastern DR Congo - Crisis Deepens As Crime and Insecurity Surges
The humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is worsening as M23 rebel attacks continue to drive tens of thousands from their homes and claim hundreds of lives, UN humanitarians warned on Monday.
DR Congo : M23 rebels say that over 2,000 police officers have surrendered
In the eastern DR Congo, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda have been consolidating their control in the towns they've captured during their lightning offensive. The rebels say that more than 2,000 Congolese police officers have surrendered and joined their movement.
Congo crisis: M23 demands talks even as it captures territories
M23 said they were reaching out to other political groups on how to improve governance in the
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DRC: rumours of forced recruitment by M23 spark panic in Goma
After rumors of forced recruitment in Goma by the M23 rebel movement, parents rushed into schools to collect their children, ...
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M23 Must Immediately Cease Its Attacks in the DRC
"We now have confirmed reports from Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of summary executions of ...
U.S. sanctions Rwandan minister M23 member over conflict in DRC
The U.S. Treasury Department Thursday sanctioned Rwanda Minister of State for Regional Integration James Kabarebe over ...
Anxiety rises in DR Congo capital as M23 rebels advance in east
As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President ...
Families of Congolese soldiers left stranded after M23 advance
As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continue their advance into eastern Congo’s South Kivu province, the wives of missing Congolese ...
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Regional Forces Consider Troop Deployment in M23-Controlled Congo
Eastern and Southern African countries evaluate deploying troops to stabilize eastern DR Congo regions under M23 rebel control. The EAC and SADC seek a mandate to secure these areas and potentially ...
Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach, sources say
Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said ...
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DR Congo Crisis - AFC/M23 Warns of Kinshasa's Continued Targeting of Civilians
The Congolese AFC/M23 group has warned the Kinshasa regime and its coalition forces of continued attacks on civilian populations, which they said greatly undermines the ongoing ceasefire to which ...