Congo Countdown: M23 Won’t Back Down

The rebel group vows to fight the United Nations.

M23 Won't Back Down - The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) M23 rebels appear to be calling the shots as reports say the group is stacking its ranks through kidnappings and filling its coffers through ransom. BET.com takes a look at the latest developments in the DRC’s fight against the group. — Naeesa Aziz  (Photo: AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
Homegrown Origins - The M23 rebels (also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army) are former Congolese soldiers who defected in April 2012 and seek to overthrow the government. The name M23 comes from a peace deal signed on March 23, 2009, that the rebels say the government hasn't honored. (Photo: DAI KUROKAWA /LANDOV/EPA)
Refugee Numbers Rise in DRC - Humanitarian workers warn that the number of refugees taking shelter from fighting is rising in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) estimates that there are more than 800,000 displaced people in North Kivu. (Photo: REUTERS/James Akena)Intervention - In response to reports of human rights abuses by M23 in and around the eastern Congolese city of Goma, the U.N. security council renewed the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in the Congo (Monusco) and approved the creation of a 3,000-strong "intervention brigade."  (Photo: REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri)

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M23 Won't Back Down - The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) M23 rebels appear to be calling the shots as reports say the group is stacking its ranks through kidnappings and filling its coffers through ransom. BET.com takes a look at the latest developments in the DRC’s fight against the group. — Naeesa Aziz  (Photo: AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

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