{"id":214177,"date":"2025-01-28T18:03:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-are-m23-the-rebel-group-fighting-in-congo-and-what-do-they-want-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T18:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:03:59","slug":"who-are-m23-the-rebel-group-fighting-in-congo-and-what-do-they-want-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-are-m23-the-rebel-group-fighting-in-congo-and-what-do-they-want-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are M23, the rebel group fighting in Congo, and what do they want? | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fokpY7nifLc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Who are M23, the rebel group fighting in Congo, and what do they want? | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fokpY7nifLc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A militant group called M23 has taken control of one of the largest cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.<br \/>\nThe group has been active for years, and is reportedly backed by Rwanda&#8217;s government, although the Rwandan government denies that.<br \/>\nITV News&#8217; International Affairs Analyst Rageh Omaar explains how the current conflict stretches back to the Rwandan genocide in 1994, and what is behind the latest outbreak of fighting.<br \/>\nKenya&#8217;s President has called on all sides to come to a peaceful solution, saying that any resolution can not be achieved by fighting.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\n\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A militant group called M23 has taken control of one of the largest cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 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