The M23 campaign is an ongoing series of military offensives launched by the March 23 Movement (M23), a Rwandan-backed rebel paramilitary group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, since March 2022.

In November 2012, the M23––which emerged from the remnants of the CNDP and had much stronger Rwandan backing––took and held Goma for a week. But the times were different. Both of those attacks on Goma spelled the beginning of the end for the Rwandan-backed rebellions as donors pressured Rwanda to pull the plug.

2024年9月26日 · Human Rights Watch documented five apparently unlawful attacks by Rwandan forces and the M23 since January 2024, in which artillery or rocket fire struck displacement camps or populated areas...

2025年2月2日 · Large parts of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, are now under the control of the M23 and their Rwanda Defense Force allies. This is likely to be seen, looking back 20 years from now, as a major inflection point in the history of the Congolese conflict.

M23 is indeed one of the most important and powerful belligerents in the current conflict, and it operates in alliance with Rwanda’s national army, the RDF. Since M23’s return to the battlefield in November 2021, they have been fighting the Congolese army (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or FARDC).

2025年3月13日 · At the end of January 2025, the M23 captured the city of Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the region’s humanitarian and security hub. ... (RDF), with a UN Group of Experts estimating that 3000-4000 Rwandan government forces were operating with M23 in eastern DRC in June last year.

2024年2月10日 · 在本文中，我们介绍了为收复刚果民主共和国 M23-RDF 占领的领土而正在进行的军事行动。 引人入胜的图像显示了刚果武装部队及其盟友在这场恢复国家主权的斗争中的承诺。 此外，支持受害者群体的举措正在落实到位，并采取行动帮助战争受伤者和失去亲人的家庭。 这些措施表明刚果政府保护人民、恢复和平与安全的愿望。 但同时也强调，政治和外交解决方案对于实现该地区的持久和平是必要的。

2025年1月25日 · Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 armed group, supported by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), approaches Goma, the capital of North Kivu...

2025年1月29日 · Reports indicate that Congolese troops, government-aligned militias known as Wazalendo, and foreign mercenaries have surrendered to RDF troops in the DRC. The fall of Goma to March 23 Movement (M23) rebels has sent shock waves through the region and risks triggering a wider regional war.

2 天之前 · The deployment of three Chinese CH-4 combat drones to the Kavumu military airfield, twenty kilometres north of Bukavu in South Kivu province, has not gone unnoticed by the M23 rebels. The rebels are backed by elements of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), which in recent weeks has sent anti-drone equipment to the territories they control in North ...