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M23 Rebels in DR Congo – Goma
February 12 , 2025
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- M23 rebels backed by the Rwandan troops entered the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo and taken control of the city.
- Goma, a regional hub of over 2 million people, is on the DRC's border with Rwanda.
- The conflict is a legacy of multistate wars that played out in Congo after the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
- During this event, as many as 1 million people, mainly of the Tutsi ethnic group, were killed by Hutu extremists.
- Tutsi rebels led by current Rwandan President Paul Kagame put an end to the killing, and many Hutu offenders fled across the border into Congo.
- The rebel group, led by Congolese Tutsi commanders, formed in 2012 and is a successor to earlier Tutsi-led rebellions.
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