The family ended up in one of the sprawling camps for displaced people, but after soldiers from the March 23 Movement (M23) ...

March 23 Movement (M23) fighters entered Goma on Sunday and claimed to have taken control of the city a day later. Three days of clashes between Congolese armed forces and the Rwanda-backed M23 ...

On Jan. 27, news broke that the rebels of the March 23 movement claimed they had seized the city after a deadly battle with the Congolese army, known by the French acronym FARDC.

The move came amid escalating hostilities and territorial advances by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, which has recently seized control of Sake, a town considered the last defense for the ...

M23, or the March 23 Movement, is a militant group composed of ethnic Tutsis who broke away from the Congolese army just over a decade ago. The group rose to prominence in 2012 when its fighters ...

M23 — or the March 23 Movement — is composed largely of members of the Congolese Tutsi ethnic group. (Tutsis were the main target of the Rwandan genocide, and Kagame’s government says some ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Monday, ... The M23, or March 23 movement, refers to the date of an earlier peace agreement the group claims the Congolese government failed to honor.

In a major escalation in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), rebels from the March 23 Movement – or M23 – have seized Goma, the capital city of North Kivu province. At ...

The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo met with leaders of the rebel group M23 on Friday in Goma, in her first visit to the eastern city since its capture by the insurgents.

Members of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group stand guard in Goma on January 29 [Reuters] Power cuts and looting As the fighting raged, the internet was cut off, and so were electricity and ...

The M23 — or March 23 movement — is largely made up of members of the Congolese Tutsi ethnic group. It seized control of Goma in 2012, holding the city for 10 days before withdrawing under ...

Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma. ... March 23 Movement (M23) fighters entered Goma on Sunday and claimed to have taken control of the city a day later.