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The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Forces armées de la république démocratique du Congo, FARDC) is the state organisation responsible for defending the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The FARDC was rebuilt patchily as part of the peace process which followed the end of the Second Congo War, in July 2003. The ...
The 2025 Goma offensive was a military operation launched by the March 23 Movement (M23), a Congolese rebel group that is part of the Congo River Alliance (AFC) and is supported by Rwanda, against the regional capital of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It lasted from January 23 to January 30, 2025.
Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) military officials state that the Garde Républicaine is not the responsibility of FARDC, but the Head of State. [1] Apart from Article 140 of the Law on the Army and Defence, no legal stipulation on the DRC's Armed Forces makes provision for the GR as a distinct unit within the national ...
Model Image Origin Type Caliber Details Pistols Browning HP [1] Belgium United States Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum: Smith & Wesson Model 39 [1] United States Semi-automatic pistol
"Loi N° 13/005 DU 15 janvier 2013 portant statut du militaire des Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo" [LAW No. 13/005 of 15 January 2013 on the Status of the Military of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo] (in French) "Congo-Kinshasa". uniforminsignia.org.
FARDC military officials state that the Garde Républicaine is not the responsibility of FARDC, but the Head of State. [53] Apart from Article 140 of the Law on the Army and Defence, no legal stipulation on the DRC's Armed Forces makes provision for the GR as a distinct unit within the national army.
M23 rebels in Goma, November 2012. The March 23 Movement waged a rebellion in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from 2012 to 2013. M23 was formed by deserters of the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP), who had integrated into the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) following a 2009 peace agreement.
Ituri Province, Tchibi Tchibi, K25 Mongali and Kabakaba – CODECO killed three gold miners working at a quarry called "America" in the town of Kabakaba and one woman working in the field in the town of Tchibi Tchibi. [43] 25 February 1 (+2) Unknown Mai-Mai Makeke, North Kivu – Mai-Mai attacked FARDC positions in the village of Makeke.