Inside the FDLR: Why Rwanda's Most Notorious Rebel Ideology Endures

Decades after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda remains a persistent destabilizing force across Central Africa. Accounts from former commanders reveal how toxic ethnic extremism entrenched itself in the Congolese bush despite continuous military crackdowns. Confronting this enduring ideology remains essential to resolving the protracted security crisis in the Great Lakes region.