The Rwandan military and its proxy, the M23, are committing war crimes in the occupied mineral-rich eastern region of DR Congo, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report published last week.
M23 fighters, backed by Rwandan military personnel, have committed murder, torture, corporal punishment, and used forced labor and child soldiers, researchers found ... “The Rwandan-backed M23 is running ...
Rwandan military forces and the M23... M23 fighters, backed by Rwandan military personnel, have committed murder, torture, corporal punishment, and used forced labor and child soldiers, researchers found.
In early 2025, tensions between the DRC and Rwandan-backed militant group M23 escalated into conflict, with the militia eventually taking control of Goma, a major city in the eastern region of the DRC.
Twirwaneho is in coalition with the M23 and the Congo RiverAlliance (AFC) rebel groups ...300 kilometers north in Goma, when Uvira was occupied by the M23/AFC between December 2025 and January 2026.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is drifting towards a dangerous precipice and far too few seem willing to acknowledge it ... On this point, at least, he is right ... But even the supposed allies in the fight against M23 do not operate in harmony ... ....