Rwanda-Backed Rebels Seize Strategic Town In DR Congo, "Total Desolation" As Thousands Flee

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized a strategic town in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile east, a local official told AFP on Saturday.
"Kanyabayonga has been in the hands of the M23 since Friday evening," the administrative official said under condition of anonymity.
Kanyabayonga lies on the northern front of the conflict in North Kivu province, which has been rocked by violence since 2021 when the M23 (March 23 Movement) resumed its armed campaign in the region.
The town is considered a pathway to the major commercial centres of Butembo and Beni in the north.
Kanyabayonga is home to more than 60,000 people as well as tens of thousands of people who have fled there in recent months, driven from their homes by the advance of the rebels.
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[@shumbushomusa8446]

You should take enough time and learn about who are M23, these are Congolese children who have been oppressed by their government for decades. They are now fighting for their freedom and stop the genocide against them

[@Yefro72]

Lies lies lies. Same narrative and ethinically driven Propaganda by Kigali . M23 is a proxy for RDF .

[@jeanromainbadibanga6553]

Lier! Why are they burried in Rwanda when they die at battle front?

[@Yefro72]

@@jeanromainbadibanga6553 good question. And their families arent allowed to properly mourn their loved ones back in rwanda.

[@ramsonramah]

That’s a 🧢 your lies is known by the entire world first you lie about the genocide that happened in your country Rwanda Hutus, Tutsis, twa y’all both killed each others you been lying about these killers coming from Rwanda and Uganda killing innocent because of minerals

[@jeanromainbadibanga6553]

Lier! Even the UN report clearly describes M23 as BanyaRwanda

[@kipapula6838]

The funny fact, there no civilian casualties shown or recorded when m23 took over kanyabayonga. But there civilian casualties to areas where congolese government and their helping rabels ran to after being defeated by m23.

[@Andres-qt6kp]

And the video shows East African Soldiers

[@christophemberabagabo244]

M23 fighters are sons and girls whose families were forced to leave their homelands in 1994 by Interahamwe. Till now their families are in different refugee camps everywhere in great lakes countries. Most of them are in Uganda, Rwanda,... other families were resettled to USA, Europe, Australia...M23 rebels are fighting so that their families can return home after 30 years of being refugees.

[@ramsonramah]

That’s 🧢 your lies is getting old 😂😂😂

[@malcomketer8262]

It seems you're fabricating it

[@user-xo7cs1dd4b]

Why are you not mention the génociders militia backed by Congolese government?? Those millitia are slaughtering Tutsi population in south and north Kivu

[@Guilherm3.]

You slaughtered your selves. No Congolese slaughtered you

[@Yefro72]

Tutsis are the ones killing and causing trouble in the east of africa. Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi Tanzania and Congo now. It seems they are the common denominator in all this chaos.

[@ramsonramah]

That’s a🧢 your lies is getting old find something else at least 😂😂

[@user-xo7cs1dd4b]

@@ramsonramah those atrocities are done on broad day , even UN has documented them

[@ramsonramah]

@@user-xo7cs1dd4b you’re either ignorant or criminal just like Kagame killing play innocent game

[@theafricanlover4602]

so if it's gold behind rwanda backing m23. what is behind congo backing fdlr( genocide perpetrators of 1994) in rwanda?

[@Yefro72]

Fdlr doesnt exist and hasnt Existed for 30 years. Its an excuse Rwanda uses in order to elonget their many invasions of Congo and their looting of minerals there. Fdlr is rwandas weapons of mass destruction. There you have it.

[@starTV-jo8op]

The true aim is to destroy kagame coz is problem of west, then they think to use Fdlr and failed state like drc to do it

[@Yefro72]

@@starTV-jo8op are you never embarrassed to twist and change reality ??? Wow

[@chaka11]

Nice question and waiting for their response

[@Spritual_life_with_GKS]

​@@starTV-jo8op impossible

[@matthewmark7224]

the current leaders of the congo are terrible.

[@miguelniyigena]

Rwanda never back these rebel stop lies

[@user-ck3xc3ev8b]

Tell them all lies

[@SimonSimon-wp3kz]

They do

[@esense9602]

They accidentally park their military equipment inside DRC, yeahhhhhhh

[@michaelbokele1650]

They doooooooooo

[@penekedirero4636]

You psychotic like your dictator kagame😂

[@ragnarkin]

M23 is no joke as far as I see

[@asiimwejohnson3218]

not at all, some are former generals in DRC govt army, others participated in overthrowing mobutu 1996, very very seasoned disciplined fighters (guerilla)

[@michaelmbuyi2252]

They will win a battle but not a war, said the gaule. Rwanda can be happy by taking some space but they will loose for us congolais we will deal with them 1 by 1

[@iamready4846]

Genocidal threats is what the Nazis kept saying,and now it's been like 100years. Rwandans have no beef with real Congolese,the real problem is the genocidal meniacs hiding in DRC Note: those guys are not Congolese btw

[@thedailycheckpoint]

@@iamready4846they live in kivu, is that not congo now?

[@mitchmazamez1989]

At least they didn’t displace _“7 million people”_ this time. That’s progress. Progress in journalism, that is.

[@T-Rid]

Africano nations should wear their Africano clothes styles instead of wearing Europe suits and ties, it isn’t looking matched 😅😅😅

[@anyetitan8410]

Use the phones produced in the USA. Stop using phones made in china.

[@abassabass529]

The East Africa Regional Force Left congo and things went wrong...they chased them ,now they regreat

[@yamafulowobidwaya7193]

Propagande they have taken some villages never take any major towns despite billions received from EU and US via Rwanda, Congolese have said this time enough is enough this is different from 1997 where they use Congolese dislike of former president Mobutu that time is over, that why it has been almost 3 years and they never make it to even one single major city

[@vantiti5278]

Cry😂😂😂

[@vantiti5278]

Cry😂😂😂

[@moseskato8413]

You think M23 can’t take over let’s say Goma,the reason is they know how FARDC is unprofessional they’d massacre all those in Goma so they hv to take everything slow just lyk they did in Kanyabayonga

[@Muhaburaa]

Nothing is true here. Lack of professionalism

[@ramsonramah]

Nothing true because is not coming from criminals FPR ngotani of criminal Kagame

[@purp.22]

​@@ramsonramah 😂😂😂 we don't care how you call him or our country Rwanda is for Rwandan not for terrorist

[@ramsonramah]

@@purp.22 your country is full of criminals everything has a time your government FPR ngotanyi been killing people in both countries for 30 years this will not continue for ever the Pharaohs, Hitler, these were most powerful people in a wrong way it didn’t end well for them

[@blackwatertv7018]

3rd Congo war starting to heat up again

[@kip101000]

where is SADC?

[@vantiti5278]

For doing what?

[@22674]

True fighters

[@Kevin-fq3zh]

where are all the protests & rallies in the West??

[@TheUltimateOpportunist]

People obviously can't protest every conflict going on.

[@marshallsobin4879]

@@Kevin-fq3zh where is unrwa?

[@esense9602]

As if they even know where is Rwanda or DRC.

[@TheUltimateOpportunist]

It's not like people can protest everything anyway.

[@kipapula6838]

Where are all the protests in kinshasha. 😂😂

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[@marshallsobin4879]

Where is the world outrage?…. Where are the pampered college brats with their doo rags? Where is The Hague the un, the quartet?

[@blackwatertv7018]

“Pampered college brats with their Doo rags” Ya I’m sure your concern is genuine. Your Zoinism is showing free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@mugisha2000k]

Rwanda backed??? 🤔🤔 On Tshisekedi payroll

[@karahukayodavid1988]

These are Congolese fighting for their co existence just like you guys! Stop poking your fingers to Rwanda please

[@ramsonramah]

That’s a 🧢 the truth is well known just stop the sh!t you’re doing and stop lying to

[@jospinfingy8495]

They are not Congolese. They are Tutsi M23 terroristes Rwandais

[@irimasogerald423]

Hongela sana

[@jeanromainbadibanga6553]

BUT WHY DO YOU KEEP QUITE WHEN THESE M23 REBELS LOSE AGAINST CONFOLESE ARMY?

[@renaumurutasate]

Because they have the reason to fight ❤

[@gptactical6658]

Liberators, they're hunting for hutu criminals as well as the associate.

[@mulangiragilbert6491]

You lack information please ❌❌ .

[@renaumurutasate]

We can’t wait to take back our land 😂Rwanda is gonna be the biggest country in Africa ❤😂visit Rwanda 🇷🇼 🫨🫨

[@ramsonramah]

In your dreams it been a nightmare for 30 years for you think you gonna do it now no you won’t because that land you’re claiming doesn’t belong to you at all just take seat and enjoy cup of tea in your homeland Rwanda no Congo

[@christinekabuika9158]

Keep dreaming, 😅😅😅

[@renaumurutasate]

@@ramsonramahwait and see 😂my I never miss my dream they always become real ❤

[@malcomketer8262]

What are they fighting for..

[@Militarychannel1495]

Where is Russia? Russia your allies ,u.s and france troops is out your African countries because you don't like west and american troop,now what happened to your country?🤔

[@avdhutpawar1545]

Issint CIA supported coup faild in DR Congo fews days back???.

[@sakani-b4867]

Wtf so 😂 u.s can never be our allies.

[@chrisbremner8992]

The Russians believe in truth and justice , they will soon make their mark .

[@BacktoChristTV-lw9bv]

These are old videos like 20 year old. Fake Media

[@Rwanda-lyrics]

Nonsense

[@iradukundadavid5666]

Biased 10000000000%

[@peacemedz1536]

i just heard people speaking Kinyarwanda, meaning they are Kinyarwanda speaking people the M23 is trying to defend who bare being chased away from their land, DRC shall be liberated

[@jospinfingy8495]

Tutsi never had any land in the Congo. Continue dreaming. DRC is for Congolese. Rwanda for Hutus Ethiopia for Tutsi simple as that

[@inkotanyirwabugiri5725]

Russian propaganda!

[@arnaulddolfi20]

Well done M23 ! Everyone knows that Goma belonged to Rwanda before colonization!

[@Donsam55]

Are you normal😂

[@user-ck3xc3ev8b]

Check your brains

[@strongmotivation2667]

In your and kagame sick mind. And you will denied that you don't support the M23.

[@SimonSimon-wp3kz]

It's only the matter of time , what they are doing in DR Congo will back fire​@@strongmotivation2667

[@SimonSimon-wp3kz]

I will live to see it , very soon kagame we step down

[@franknahurira6335]

East African Regional Forces had come to DRC to settle the conflict, but DRC govt chased them away. The only solution I can see, DRC should be like South Sudan to divide DRC into two parts. Otherwise the war still continuing and is likely to tople the government in Kinshasha.

[@ramsonramah]

Never DRC will always be one the invaders will be over thrown to where they come from soon it been 30 years of this aggression and we’re built for it

[@TradeIQ_Profits]

RWANDA about to get bigger

[@matthewmark7224]

amen. the congo is so dirty and disorganized.

[@renaumurutasate]

We can’t wait to get back our stolen land 😂😂

[@dusabimanaclement4314]

Vive M23❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@joonhomopete7362]

WHAT is Fatshi Is waiting for to Shoot Rwanda Kigali and Declare that war Kagame said to himself Tobe Ready ?!!! We are great DRCongo. If EU supporting Rwanda we will know as well with time. HURRY UP Fatshi finished with Kagame

[@bingirapaul795]

Stop lies rebels fight for freedom

[@ramsonramah]

Go fight for freedom in Rwanda your homeland not Congo

[@christinekabuika9158]

Freedom in Rwanda not in congo , killers

[@luizfigo1133]

Sons of Congo ❤

[@mupenzirafiki4952]

That means Rwanda and M23 are very strong if it's true by fighting against all those army who are backing DRC Army even though you did not mention them and you know Truth it's just you're made of taking sides instead of making the true facts. But your story won't change nothing in Congo. M23 will soon change in and yeah you should go and visit the whole areas when they're are it's very organised and peaceful. M23 be Blessed 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@user-xy4nk9rl1z]

Digg well ,try to know whose are M23 and why they fight in They county,and why DRC government collaborate with criminals like FDRL,and why ADF nalu can kill thousands of Congolese and you keep quiet like you didn't see

[@eddie-xr6mn]

Wars and more wars. Jesus Christ is coming soon. Please repent and pray. God bless you.

[@trashtalker9753]

How long are you going to pay? How long before God answers?

[@uwayezualbert5136]

You are lying, we know the truth

[@ericiraguha5129]

Rwanda backed Rebels..... You don't know what you are talking about

[@cyubahirofrank9237]

Plz stop talking nonsense those are not Rwanda backed group there are themselves backed group who formed to rebelate Rwanda phone Congolese who are being massacred by government so plz do some research 😮😮

[@dkwizera]

@Crux, you better quit journalism if you don't know how to tell stories the way they are. M23 are congolese who fighting for their rights. If you want to talk about Rwanda, #VISITRWANDA you will find a true and different story.

[@umuragerwanda3619]

You should take enough time and learn about who are M23, these are Congolese children who have been oppressed by their government for decades. They are now fighting for their freedom and stop the genocide against them