The armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo claim to have captured 5 millicians during an operation in the locality of Kunda, in the chiefdom of Babelebe, territory of Irumu.
The confirmation is from Lieutenant Jules Ngongo, army spokesman in Ituri, who denied the information circulating on social media indicating a probable attack on a FARDC position.
"No position of the Armed Forces has been attacked, we have launched operations since yesterday and the routed millitarians have clashed with our elements of the Armed Forces in this area. Moreover, this allowed us to capture 5 of them and currently military operations continue with the objective of neutralizing and erasing this movement in the area "he explained.
He calls on the local population to be calm, not to panic and to support his army with the end goal "to silence the guns in this land".
The territory of Irumu is currently facing several abuses against the civilian populations on the part of several groups of militia griupss, in particular the Ugandan ADF rebels active in neighboring North Kivu, the FPIC commonly called "Chini ya Kilima", the militia. self-defense
The confirmation is from Lieutenant Jules Ngongo, army spokesman in Ituri, who denied the information circulating on social media indicating a probable attack on a FARDC position.
"No position of the Armed Forces has been attacked, we have launched operations since yesterday and the routed millitarians have clashed with our elements of the Armed Forces in this area. Moreover, this allowed us to capture 5 of them and currently military operations continue with the objective of neutralizing and erasing this movement in the area "he explained.
He calls on the local population to be calm, not to panic and to support his army with the end goal "to silence the guns in this land".
The territory of Irumu is currently facing several abuses against the civilian populations on the part of several groups of militia griupss, in particular the Ugandan ADF rebels active in neighboring North Kivu, the FPIC commonly called "Chini ya Kilima", the militia. self-defense
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