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Colonel Sultani Mukenga
Colonel Sutani Mukenga joined the M23 Rebels -
Attack of Bunagana
M23 rebels attack and took control of the town of Bunagana -
Town of Rutshuru
M23 Rebels attack and capture the town of Rutshuru -
Hostility From Government Forces
As Rebels began to get close, government forces begin to give/exchange weaponry with M23 rebels, which were fired around Kibumba and Rugari -
MONUSCO Helicopters
MONUSCO helicopter gunships were deployed to support government forces as they fought to hold off a rebel attack south of Kibumba, flying 17 sorties and firing more than 500 rockets and missiles -
M23 Forces Assault
M23 forces began an assault against army positions in Goma, sending mortar shells and machine gun fire into the city which was still being defended by the government army -
Congolese Army Units
Congolese army units were reported to be holding defensive positions in the city centre and the airport armed with tanks and machine guns -
The Attack of Goma
M23 forces entered the city proper, advancing on foot up the main road towards the city centre. Heavy bursts of small arms fire could be heard in the city and near the airport, some say that the airport was captured -
Congolese Soldiers Switch Sides
Almost 3,000 members of the Congolese army and police forces switched sides in Goma and joined the rebellion as M23 continued its advance, seizing control of the town of Sake and stating that it intends to overthrow the national government -
Advance Towards Bukavu and Kissangani
M23 forces began advancing towards the town of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu state and announce that their next intended target after Bukavu as the city of Kisangani, the capital of Orientale Province -
Retaking The City
Government forces launched a counterattack to retake the city of Goma, leading to heavy clashes with M23 forces there -
Leaving Goma
M23 rebels pulled out of Goma, later under Congolese army control -
Bringing Peace to DRC
Leaders of 11 African nations signed an agreement designed to bring peace to the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Among the signers were Rwanda and Uganda, both of whom had been accused of aiding the rebellion, a charge the nations deny -
Disagreement of Peace
disagreement between factions of the M23 about how to react to the peace agreement led to violence. M23's political leader, Jean-Marie Runiga Lugerero, was sacked.[57] In a statement signed by M23's military leader, Sultani Makenga, he was accused of treason because of "financial embezzlement, divisions, ethnic hatred, deceit and political immaturity" -
Monusco Intervention Brigade
The United Nations Security Council authorized the deployment of an intervention brigade within MONUSCO to carry out targeted offensive operations, with or without the Congolese national army, against armed groups that threaten peace in eastern DRC -
The Arrest of Bosco Ntaganda
Bosco Ntaganda turned himself in to the U.S. embassy in Kigali, Rwanda, where he requested transfer to the International Criminal Court in The Hague -
Bosco's Detainment
On March 22, Bosco Ntaganda was detained by the ICC before he made his first appearance in front of the Court four days later -
Reattacking Goma
Fighting continued for the first time in six months as M23 attacked the government's forces north of Goma.which had recently seized it from them. -
The Death of Government Forces
At least 15 rebels and 4 government soldiers were killed in the fighting on as both sides traded artillery fire in the town of Mutaho near Goma after rebels tried to retake it from the government -
Army Assault
M23 fought back against what it said was an army assault involving aircraft and artillery. Government forces used heavy weapons against the rebels in the town of Muja, just north of Goma -
Military Help Taken From Rwanda
The U.S. government announces that it would cut military aid to Rwanda. U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp stated that Rwandan authorities could be charged for "aiding and abetting" war crimes: "There is a line that one can cross under international law where you can be held responsible for aiding a group in a way that makes possible their commission of atrocities." Rwanda denied that it was backing the rebels, calling the accusation an attempt to make -
MI 24 Gunship against Rumangabo
MI 24 government's gunships, piloted by Ukrainian soldiers from high altitudes, inflicting heavy civilian casualties near the village of Rumangabo -
The Stand-Down From M23 Soldiers
According to the DR Congo government, 25 Rwandan members of M23 have surrendered as part of a total of over 370 M23 soldiers that have allegedly surrendered -
Warning Towards the Congolese Army
The Congolese Army were given a 48 hour ultimatum by the UN to leave Goma or face "use of force" -
Fighting Against Peace
Between 21 and 29 August, heavy fighting outside Goma left 57 rebels, 10–23 government soldiers, 14 civilians and one Tanzanian U.N. peacekeeper dead. 720 government soldiers and 10 U.N. peacekeepers were also wounded -
Government Forces Weaponry
Rwanda claimed that the DRC government forces fired tank and mortar shells across the border into its territory. The DRC government confirmed the incident, but claimed that Rwanda shelled its own territory to justify a wider-scale intervention in the DRC -
Military Aid Payment Witheld
The United Kingdom's international development secretary Justine Greening declared that UK government decided to withhold a multimillion-dollar aid payment to Rwanda over allegations that it is backing M23 rebels. Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo replied that the measure "is based on allegations of faulty reports which we have said for the last six months are wrong
