M23

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armed group militia non-state armed actor rebel group

M23 is a Congolese rebel militia group active in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for its insurgency, human rights abuses, and clashes with government and UN forces.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
M23 movement	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed group ⓘ militia ⓘ non-state armed actor ⓘ rebel group ⓘ
accusedOf	forced displacement of civilians ⓘ human rights abuses ⓘ looting ⓘ recruitment of child soldiers ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ summary executions ⓘ war crimes ⓘ
associatedWith	regional tensions involving Rwanda and Uganda ⓘ
ceasefireHistory	periodic ceasefires with DRC government ⓘ
claims	defense of Congolese Tutsi community ⓘ
conflictType	insurgency ⓘ
country	Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
disarmamentHistory	announced demobilization in late 2013 ⓘ
engagedInCombatWith	Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ FARDC NERFINISHED ⓘ MONUSCO NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations peacekeepers NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicComposition	predominantly Tutsi ⓘ
formedBy	former CNDP members ⓘ
ideology	Tutsi-led rebel movement ⓘ
impact	large-scale civilian displacement in eastern DRC ⓘ
involvedIn	Kivu conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ armed conflict in eastern DRC ⓘ
languageOfCommunication	French ⓘ Kinyarwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiswahili ⓘ
namedAfter	23 March 2009 peace agreement ⓘ
notableEvent	capture of Goma in 2012 ⓘ
operatesIn	Goma area ⓘ North Kivu NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
originatesFrom	mutiny within Congolese army ⓘ
predecessor	CNDP NERFINISHED ⓘ National Congress for the Defence of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ
re-emergence	resumed major operations around 2021–2022 ⓘ
recognizedAs	party to conflict by United Nations ⓘ rebel movement by Congolese government ⓘ
region	Great Lakes region of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	non-state armed group under international sanctions ⓘ
subjectTo	United Nations sanctions NERFINISHED ⓘ individual sanctions on leaders ⓘ
targets	Congolese state forces NERFINISHED ⓘ civilians ⓘ rival armed groups ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Kivu Province → hasArmedGroupPresence → M23 ⓘ

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2098 → targets → M23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: M23 movement

Kivu conflict → involves → M23 ⓘ

this entity surface form: M23 movement