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According to Intelligence reports from officers of M23 in operations  in South Kivu, 4 colonels, 2 lieutenant colonels, 1 captain, 7 lieutenants, and 635 enlisted personnel (from the FARDC) have just joined the FRN force, as of October 27, 2026, near Nzibira in South Kivu. Major DEM Twite Kumwimba Jean—an officer in the Republican Guard and former commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 152nd Commando Battalion—has also among othera reportedly joined the M23/FNR revolutionary forces. He is currently believed to be in Goma. He was an instructor and head of the tactical unit at Kibomango, he completed several advanced military training programs, notably at Kitona and the Higher Military Center (Centre Supérieur Militaire). Defections within the FARDC continue to raise questions.  ...NE.....

According to whispers within the FARDC intelligence  hierachy,Colonel DEM UMBA NDOLO GHISLAIN, second-in-command for operations and intelligence in of the 61st Infantry Brigade, based in Nyunzu, in the Tanganyika province, is alleged to have joined the Front for the Re-foundation of the Nation (FRN) in Goma. This alleged rally comes amid military and political tensions in the DRC. If confirmed, it could have consequences for the security situation in the region.

Several fighters, including two officers from the Rwandan army, according to a military source, have been killed in fighting between the FARDC, supported by Wazalendo fighters, and the FRN-M23-RDF coalition in the territory of Walikale, North Kivu, since last Saturday. According to independent sources based in the Masisi and Walikale territories, the clashes took place in the village of Luola, in the Kisimba group. Several weapons and ammunition were abandoned at the positions concerned, according to an officer present at the front. "Under pressure from the FARDC and Wazalendo, the rebel fighters retreated to Malemo, in the Masisi territory. Since Thursday, October 29, we have regained control of several strategic positions in Walikale, including that of Chad," explains the officer. The AFC/M23-RDF coalition, however, retains positions in the Ikobo group, particularly on the Buleusa side, as well as in Kibati and Kashebere, in the Luberike group, still in the Walikale territo...

Between a general’s defection and a return to his roots—here are the facts you need to know about General François Kamanzi: François Kamanzi is a senior officer in the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) who has recently joined the FRN rebel movement, associated with Joseph Kabila. After,running that he has been demoted;he crossed to brazaville where it's rumoured that he is sheltered in the Rwandan embassy,waiting to be taken enroute to Kigali. He hails from the locality of KATSIRU, in the Bukombo groupement, not far from the town of Mweso in the Rutshuru territory. François Kamanzi is a "Congolese Tutsi" who completed his secondary education in Mweso. He is brother  in-law of General  Sultan Emmanuel Makenga. Along with other young Tutsis living in Bibwe, Nyanzale, and Matenga, he joined the RPF (FPR)—led by Rwandan President Paul_Kagame—to overthrow the regime of former Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana. Later, he returned to Congo as part of the AFDL, alongside Rwanda...

  Harris introduced the Falcon III(r) AN/PRC-152A, the first and only NSA Type-1 certified handheld radio to put the power of wideband tactical networking-including the capability to send and receive voice, video, images and data-in the hands of the dismounted warfighter. The introduction of the AN/PRC-152A has transformed tactical communications through the expanded use of network-enabled missions in areas such as mission planning, intelligence gathering, force protection and checkpoint security. Harris began deliveries of the AN/PRC-152A after receiving Type-1 certification from the National Security Agency. The radio is the next generation of the widely deployed AN/PRC-152(C) handheld and addresses wideband communication requirements of teams operating at the tactical edge of the battlefield. The Falcon III wideband handheld serves as an interoperable companion to the Harris AN/PRC-117G multiband wideband manpack radio. The AN/PRC-152A allows the U.S. Department of Defense to ex...

Russia unveils $53m military assistance package to Uganda which was commissioned and presided over by president museveni at magamaga Jinja barracks as  security reports indicate that the Commander Of Defence Forces(CDF)-Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has ordered President Museveni to fire the Inspector Of Police(IGP) Abas Byakagaba over rising crimes in the country that are scaring away tourists and investors. After the request, sources say Gen Muhoozi announced a lethal operation named Sasi Ku Nyama against all criminals regardless of who they know. it has landed on our intelligence desk  that recently Gen Museveni received a dossier wanting to know what is really going on in Uganda police and why kifeesi gangs have taken over the country. In Kisoro, Kiruhura, Kazo, Mubende and Kampala districts over 30 people have been murdered just like that yet police stations are everywhere. Sources say President Museveni summoned internal affairs minister Wetonze and IGP Byakagaba and grilled t...