M23 rebellion
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Fighting in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), that occurred between the March 23 Movement and government forces. The rebellion was part of continued fighting in the region after the formal end of the Second Congo War in 2003.
Chronology
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July 2012: On 6 July 2012, M23 attacked and took the town of Bunagana less than a kilometer from the border with Uganda.
July 2012: On 8 July, the rebels captured Rutshuru.
July 2012: By 10 July, they were 40 kilometers from the city of Goma. The towns of Rubare and Ntamugenga had also reportedly fallen to the rebels.
November 2012: On 18 November, it was reported that Congolese troops and the administration were leaving Goma in a hurry as M23 was at the gates of the city.
November 2012: M23 forces entered the city of Goma on 20 November. M23 forces moved in two columns past Sake, eventually capturing most of Goma as well as a nearby border post with Rwanda.
November 2012: M23 forces began advancing towards the town of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu state on 21 November.
October 2013: In late October, the Congolese army captured two towns from M23 rebels: Kiwanja and Buhumba
December 2012: On 1 December, M23 rebels pulled out of Goma. The city was again under Congolese army control.
October 2013: In October 2013, Congo told the UN that the movement was virtually finished after being pushed back from its key position at Mount Hehu and Rumanagabo, north of Goma, to an enclave near Rwanda. Congo also re-captured Kiwanja and Rutshuru and discovered mass graves.
November 2013: The government claimed to have defeated the rebels, as the group said it is ending its rebellion and would disarm and demobilise its forces in order to pursue a political solution.
October 2013: On 30 October, the first town seized by the rebels in 2012 was stormed by UN-backed Congolese troops as the rebels abandoned Bunagana.
