Acidic Security

  Situation remains uncertain this Monday; FRN advances toward Hombo and retakes Katasomwa. The situation remains uncertain this Monday, November 9, 2026, in the Kalehe territory of South Kivu. Troop movements and clashes have been reported across several areas of the territory between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC)—supported by the Wazalendo—and rebels from the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN). The front line in Kalehe has now shifted along two major axes: Bunyakiri–Hombo and Mubuku–Bushaku. BUNYAKIRI_AXIS: FRN enters Bulambika and advances toward Kichanga and Kando. In the Kalima groupement (administrative subdivision), along the Bunyakiri axis, fighters from the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) entered Bulambika on the evening of Sunday, November 8, before pushing forward toward Kichanga and Kando. According to local sources, FRN forces have now established forward positions approximately 30 kilometers from Hombo-Sud....

  Residents of Bunyakiri, in the Kalehe territory of South Kivu, report that AFC/M23 fighters have advanced toward the towns of Bitale and Bulambika following the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) and "Wazalendo" fighters from several positions. In an alert dated November 7, 2026, they describe the forced displacement of civilians, who have been compelled to flee their homes in search of safety since Friday morning. According to this statement—addressed to both provincial and national authorities—government forces allegedly abandoned several positions between Masanganjia (within Kahuzi-Biega National Park) and Bitale, clearing the path for the AFC/M23 fighters to advance. The signatories specifically accuse Colonel Muhindo Rubenga Yves—identified as the commander of the 3404th Regiment and the officer in charge of operations along the Bunyakiri axis—as well as VDP/RAD coordinator Bwale Hamakombo, of obstructing the loyalist forces' response. They further a...

Police in Kisoro District have arrested six people as investigations intensify into the shocking shooting of Barbra Nassozi Kiyaga, founder and executive director of Deaf Link Uganda. Those arrested include four employees of Mucha Lodges, a tour guide and a police officer. Authorities say they are being questioned to help establish what happened and identify the gunmen responsible. Their arrest does not mean they have been found guilty. Kiyaga was shot dead at approximately 2:00am on Thursday, November 5, when unidentified armed men attacked Mucha Lodges along the Mutolere-Nyundo road near Lake Mulehe. The attack reportedly triggered an exchange of gunfire between the assailants and security personnel at the facility. Police Constable Charles Mukesi, who was guarding the premises, was shot in the left leg and taken to Kisoro Hospital. Preliminary reports indicate that Kiyaga sustained several gunshot wounds. She had reportedly checked into the lodge on Wednesday and booked a four-day s...

A resurgence of fighting is reported this Friday, November 6, 2026, in the province of South Kivu, in eastern DRC, simultaneously affecting the outskirts of Minembwe in the territory of Fizi and the territory of Walungu. In Minembwe, the attacks launched by the FARDC, in coalition with the Wazalendo, against the rebels Twirwaneho and RED-Tabara allied with M23-ARC supported by Rwanda, began at 5 am in the localities of Rugomero and Nyarurango, located on the Rugezi axis. They then spread, starting at 6 am, to Mukoko, Nyaruhinga and Nyamabuguma. Meanwhile, clashes have been reported since 6 am in the territory of Walungu, where fighting is ongoing in the localities of Kasika and Chulwe. The elements of the rebel coalition Twirwaneho-RedTabara-M23-FRN who attempted a suicidal operation to attack the positions of FARDC and Wazalendo in the high plateaus of the territory of Fizi have been neutralized for some, 4 others have been captured and the survivors have fled in the opposite directio...

THE  M23-RDF CONVOY THAT WAS TRYING TO FLANK TOWARD SHABUNDA AND BUNYAKIRI HAS BEEN BOMBED AT KALONGE! Wazalendo claims that New clashes pitting them against the  M23 are reported in the territories of Mwenga and Walungu, particularly in Kasika and Kaniola. In Mwenga, fighting is reported in Kalambi, Kionvu, Kigongo, and Kasika. In Walungu, the villages of Lutunkulu and Kaniola are also affected by attacks on Wazalendo positions. Meanwhile, the Wazalendos have attacked M23 positions at Culwe-Nzibira. For their part, the FARDC are said to have bombed a military convoy of the coalition that was attempting to advance toward Kalonge, heading in the direction of Shabunda and Bunyakiri. Details: Clashes between Wazalendo fighters and Rwandan forces allied with the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) rebels have been reported since the early hours of Thursday, November 5, 2026, on several positions in the territories of Mwenga and Walungu, in South Kivu. On the Mwenga axi...

 In an official statement, the FRN accuses the coalition forces in Kinshasa of continuing military offensives in several areas of South Kivu. The movement also rejects any intention to surrender to Uvira.