Archive · 7 Aug 2025
M23 Rebels Killed Hundreds of Civilians in Congo in July, UN Says
In the eastern part of Congo, a group of rebels called M23 killed a lot of people last month.
According to the U.N., the rebels killed at least 319 civilians.
Among the dead were women and children.
This violence happened in a place called Rutshuru.
The U.N. said this was one of the biggest number of deaths in these kinds of attacks since the rebels started causing trouble again in 2022.
M23 rebels killed at least 319 civilians in eastern Congo in July.
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, reported the killings.
Victims included 48 women and 19 children.
The violence occurred in the Rutshuru territory of North Kivu province.
The death toll is one of the largest documented since the M23's resurgence in 2022.
- Who
- M23 rebels.
- What
- M23 rebels killed at least 319 civilians.
- When
- Last month (July).
- Where
- Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province, eastern Congo.
- Why
- The articles do not explicitly state the reasons for the killings.
- Victims
- At least 319 civilians
- Involved Group
- M23 rebels
- Location
- Eastern Congo
- Reported by
- Volker Turk, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Women killed
- 48
- Children killed
- 19