This is a list of armed groups active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the end of Second Congo War in 2003.

3 days ago · She cited a UN report that found evidence DR Congo’s military had collaborated and carried out joint operations with a Hutu militia group against a mainly Tutsi rebel group, the …

4 days ago · There are currently over 100 different armed groups seeking a foothold in the eastern DRC. Efforts to pacify the region, including a peace deal between the Democratic …

5 days ago · Exchanges of fire, missile attacks, and skirmishes between M23, Rwandan troops, Congolese forces, and other militia groups remain commonplace. DRC’s relations with …

5 days ago · Members of two Congolese militia groups are briefed at their rear base in North Kivu, in eastern DRC, in December 2024. Photo by Philemon Barbier/AFP via Getty Images

Dec 1, 2024 · Attacks by armed groups and recurring inter-communal violence have threatened populations in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for nearly …

5 days ago · The group is composed of Tutsi fighters and claims to be fighting for the rights of the DRC’s minority Tutsi population. It emerged in 2012 after a group from the armed forces of the …

Sep 25, 2017 · The DRC’s political crisis has galvanized and revived many of the estimated 70 armed groups currently active in the country, making the nexus between political and sectarian …

Mar 31, 2023 · The United Nations Security Council has "strongly condemned" violence perpetrated by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has demanded that …

Feb 20, 2024 · Regional armies, European mercenaries and local militias are all fighting the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group in DR Congo. Congo's lush and forested eastern …