March 23 Movement

The March 23 Movement, often abbreviated as M23 and also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army, is a Congolese Tutsi-led rebel paramilitary group. Based in the eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it operates mainly in the province of North Kivu, which borders both Uganda and Rwanda, and is backed by Rwanda. It is a member of the Congo River Alliance, a coalition of rebel groups in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.