M23: On The Brink Of Defeat? -- Al Jazeera
We ask if the might of the Congolese rebel group is waning, or if it can still fight back.
The M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are on the brink of defeat, according to the United Nations.
The special envoy told the UN Security Council that the armed rebel group no longer posed a military threat. The M23 rebels abandoned most of their military positions in the eastern Congo after four days of heavy fighting against government soldiers.
Peace talks between the government and M23 broke down last week despite two months of relative calm in region.
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My Comment: This tribal and regional conflict has been going on for decades. It is going to take more than just a few battle victories to claim that the M23 has been defeated.
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