In 2012, the M23 captured Goma before they were chased out by the combined forces of the Congolese army and the UN to Rwanda and Uganda the following year. READ MORE DRC: Ugandan soldiers eye the exits with ISIS affiliate still entrenchedOn 25 May, the Congolese government once again accused neighbouring Rwanda of supporting M23. “Suspicions are crystallising that the M23 has received support from Rwanda,” the DRC spokesman Patrick Muyaya said on Wednesday. The country has, however, accused the Congolese army and FDLR of shelling Rwandan territory on 19 March and 23 May, claiming several civilians were injured. The Mouvement de 23 Mars (March 23 movement) M23 insurgency, also known as the Congolese Revolutionary army, can be traced back to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 27, 2022 14:41 UTC