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| DR Congo M23 rebels placed under UN sanctions | DR Congo M23 rebels placed under UN sanctions |
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| The UN Security Council has imposed sanctions on leaders of the M23 rebel movement in DR Congo. | The UN Security Council has imposed sanctions on leaders of the M23 rebel movement in DR Congo. |
| Under the measures, those linked to the group will have their assets frozen and be barred from travel. Similar measures were taken against Rwandan FDLR rebels. | Under the measures, those linked to the group will have their assets frozen and be barred from travel. Similar measures were taken against Rwandan FDLR rebels. |
| Made up of deserters from the army, the M23 captured Goma - on DR Congo's eastern border with Rwanda - from government and UN troops last month. | |
| It later withdrew from the city, following international condemnation. | It later withdrew from the city, following international condemnation. |
| The New Year's Eve sanctions come the day before Rwanda joins the Security Council for a two-year term. | The New Year's Eve sanctions come the day before Rwanda joins the Security Council for a two-year term. |
| The UN and DR Congo government accuse Rwanda and Uganda of backing the rebels, an allegation they strongly deny. | The UN and DR Congo government accuse Rwanda and Uganda of backing the rebels, an allegation they strongly deny. |
| Rwanda is widely seen as having backed armed groups in the east of DR Congo as a way to fight Hutu rebels, such as the FDLR, who fled there after the 1994 genocide. | |
| It has been accused of using militias as proxies in an on-going battle for the region, which is rich in minerals. The Rwandan government strenuously denies the accusations. | It has been accused of using militias as proxies in an on-going battle for the region, which is rich in minerals. The Rwandan government strenuously denies the accusations. |
| The M23 rebellion started when a militia that had been absorbed into the Congolese army mutinied and went on the rampage in the eastern part of the country. | The M23 rebellion started when a militia that had been absorbed into the Congolese army mutinied and went on the rampage in the eastern part of the country. |
| Since then some 700,000 people have been displaced by fighting between the M23 and the army. |