Amnesty: M23 Executes 18 Minors, Traffics Minerals to Rwanda

Amnesty International reports M23 rebels executed 18 minors at mines in Rubaya and Lomera, eastern DRC, and, with Rwandan complicity, smuggle gold and coltan to Rwanda. The report corroborates prior allegations of M23 abuses and mineral trafficking, but details remain unverified by independent sources. This underscores the link between armed conflict and resource exploitation in the region.