Congo crisis: M23 demands talks even as it captures territories

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Members of the M23 rebel group on January 30, 2025. The group's leaders said they are still committed to “a negotiated solution” to ending the war.

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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the conflict, this past two weeks, has been blamed on the offensive by the M23 rebel group, said to be backed by Rwanda.

But even they argue they are ready for talks, a strategy of bite-and-blow.