DRC: Rebels form new movement in east

Soldiers loyal to general Bosco Ntanganda have formed a new rebel movement called M23, civil society groups in eastern DR Congo said. The movement's name is in reference to the peace accord that was signed on March 23, 2009 and which enabled the rebels of the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) to be integrated into the DR Congo Armed Forces (FARDC). It is believed that Ntanganda and his associates formed this rebel movement to reposition themselves on the political scene once the institutions that are formed after the elections have been established.