BIG STORYCORPORATE NEWSEDUCATIONMUSLIM COMMUNITYPRESS RELEASESREGIONALSTODAYS NEWSPAPERTOWNSUGANDA IN PICTURESUGANDANS MAKING A DIFFERENCE Rebels retreat as Congo army captures eastern strongholdsVision Group’s Pakasa forum sets twitter recordTooro reacts to Komuntale marriage woes epaper image LATEST NEWS Elite French winemakers seek elusive Chinese blend... National M23 rebel leader surrenders to Ugandan securityPublish Date: Oct 30, 2013 M23 rebel leader surrenders to Ugandan security mail img Congolese M23 rebel leader Bertrand Bisiimwa newvision By Goodluck Musinguzi Congolese M23 rebel leader Bertrand Bisiimwa has surrendered to Ugandan security. The rebel leader crossed Uganda in a convoy of two vehicles as UN forces and Congolese forces led by South Africans reached within five kilometres towards his political base. A Uganda security officer confirmed the development and said Bisiimwa was being questioned by the security operatives at Bunagana at Uganda-Congo border. BisiiThe Bisiimwas vehicles enter Uganda. PHOTO/Goodluck Musinguzi Rebels on Monday abandoned a key military base but vowed to fight on despite four days of a successful army offensive that has stoked tensions with neighbouring Rwanda. A string of victories by government forces backed by a new U.N. intervention brigade has boosted belief that Congos army could finally quell a 20-month insurgency which has displaced tens of thousands of people in the mineral-rich area. The March 23 Movement (French: Mouvement du 23-Mars), often abbreviated as M23 and also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army, is a rebel military group based in eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), mainly operating in the province of North Kivu. The group is currently involved in an armed conflict with the DRC government which has led to the displacement of large numbers of people. On 20 November 2012, M23 took control of Goma, a provincial capital with a population of one million people, but was requested to evacuate it by ICGLR as DRC government had finally agreed to negotiate with them. On 23 March 2009, the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) signed a peace treaty with the DRC government, where it became a political party, and the M23 soldiers integrated into the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). M23 takes its name from the date of these peace accords (March 23). The armed wing of the group is led by General Makenga Sultani, who has served as acting president of the group since the 28 February 2013 removal of Bishop Jean-Marie Runiga Lugerero, a former CNDP member. The statements, comments, or opinions expressed through the use of New Vision Online are those of their respective authors, who are solely responsible for them, and do not necessarily represent the views held by the staff and management of New Vision Online. New Vision Online reserves the right to moderate, publish or delete a post without warning or consultation with the author.Find out why we moderate comments. For any questions please contact [email protected]
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