M23 claims that FARDC is using militia groups

 The administration

of the Rebel Movement of March 23 informs the public that despite the denunciation and condemnation by the Head of State His Excellency Félix Antoine TSHISEKEDI TSHILOMBO of the alliances maintained by the FARDC with the armed groups, new meetings have took place between the FARDC and the Armed Groups extended to the administrative authorities of Rutshuru territory and the first members of the Armed Groups trained by the FARDC were deployed on the front line this Wednesday, May 18. These are: 01. 60 combatants from the NYATURA-ABAZUNGU Armed Group trained at MPATI, dressed in FARDC uniforms, loaded into Government Army trucks in BURUNGU and taken to Rutshuru territory where they were deployed in BIRUMA; 02. FDLR combatants belonging to Col. RURINDA were dumped in a battalion of the 22nd Brigade led by Colonel MUSHENGEZI and in the 3411th regiment deployed in RUMANGABO led by Colonel OMARI AMURI Léonard and assisted by Colonel TOKOLONGA BENDET Salomon in charge of Operations and Intelligence. It is to this regiment that Major General CHIRIMWAMI entrusted the mission of recruiting the FDLR; 03. FDLR and MAI-MAI combatants recruited in particular in KIRAMA, KAUMIRO and KINYAMUYAGA in the locality of KIBIRIZI were mixed with FARDC units; 04. 120 combatants from the APCLS and NYATURA-DOMI armed groups were also sent to the front line and incorporated into the Government Army; 05. On May 16, 2022, Col. BALINGENE NYOMO Guillaume in charge of operations and intelligence of the 3408 RGT chairs a meeting with Lieutenant-Colonel HABYAKARE, FDLR commander of the CRAP unit (Commando Action and Protection) in BIRUMA in the presence of the Deputy Administrator of Rutshuru Territory, Commissioner DIMUNDU KIASI Blaise.