The FDLR, a militia linked to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, is embedded in the Congolese army (FARDC), especially the Presidential Guard, and is continuously being rearmed, according ...

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance into eastern DR Congo. "One of the main factors explaining the weakness ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of ...

GOMA, Congo — Islamic State-linked rebels attacked ... a youth leader of the nearby Vuyinga village. “Is our army, the FARDC (Congolese armed forces) really leading offensives against this ...

Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma, Congo, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.

So this is sort of the coalition of groups that's been working with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC)," she said. "We need Kinshasa to come to the table with the M23 ...

Hassle-free PDFs are just $24 away Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma ...

or FARDC. Goma, the province’s capital, was seized in November, the most notable advance by a rebel group since the conclusion of the Second Congo War. In this photo taken Wednesday, July 17 ...