ADF massacres in Beni, a mausoleum erected in memory of the first victims of the ADF massacres

 ADF massacres in Beni, a mausoleum erected in memory of the first victims of the ADF massacres.

A delegation of French parliamentarians arrived this Friday morning in Goma

 A delegation of French parliamentarians arrived this Friday morning in Goma, the capital of North Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is made up of Carlos Martens Bilongo and Arnaud Le Gall, two deputies from France Insoumise (LFI), the party of French opponent Jean-Luc Melenchon, who was received yesterday Thursday by President Félix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa. Coming to the theater of operations, the French deputies will feel for themselves the reality of the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the neighbor via its auxiliaries of M23

M23 reaffirms its stay in Kibumba as they eye Goma

 Front line situation s of Thursday

Situation report on Thursday.

While the M23 rebels and their army allies Rwandaise tried to overflow at the foot of the volcano Nyiragongo to take the city of Goma on the morning of this Thursday, a consistent response with precise fire from the FARDC imposed itself, going so far as to dislodge M23_RDF in the hills of Bisogo, Nyundo, the villages of Kingarame and Burambo in the grouping of Buhumba .

This muscular response forced the rebels to move the artillery with which they were shelling the positions of FARDC in Hehu, on the Congolese border of Kasizi .

A resident of Buhumba  believes that this disillusionment "would already push the M23 to regret having provoked the FARDC from their positions of observing the ceasefire". He still thinks that if the rebels lose Kibumba following the fighting, it will be a stab in the back of the M23 which will no longer have an easy time getting its reinforcements from Rwanda to its positions in the Masisi .

Already this evening, reinforcements in men and ammunition from Rwanda and Rutshuru for the M23 are reported in Kibumba, to probably try to regain control of the situation which has escaped them since midday on Wednesday.

In the territory of Rutshuru , the M23 rebels advanced to Bambo in the evening hours after harsh clashes, and Birambizo in the Bukombo grouping.

An ambush has just been laid on the rebels in the Murambi and Kiringa neighborhoods in #Rutshuru center this evening, several bullets crackled for the cause.

Situation report on this Friday:

The situation is calm in the group #Kibumba in Nyiragongo territory, no clashes have been reported this morning.

The city of Kibumba remains under the control of the #M23 rebels who reinforced their numbers throughout the night.

The young people #Wazalendo have already set up their positions around this city, where fighting could break out at any time.

In the territory of #Rutshuru , the M23 rebels present in part of the city of Bambo, have been since 6:20 am, launching shells at the position of #FARDC at the level of Jite, to reassure themselves of the raking of this position before deploying there.

The rebels spent the night in Rebero , one of the districts of the city of Bambo, the latter have not yet crossed the center of Bambo .

The provisional collateral damage from yesterday's clashes shows 2 dead civilians whose bodies were found, 1 slightly injured and 3 transferred to Kibirizi hospital including 2 children and 1 adult man.

Several houses were hit by bombs thrown by the rebels, our source confirms.

The situation is calm in the group kibumba in Nyiragongo territory, no clashes have been reported this morning.

The city of Kibumba remains under the control of the M23 rebels who reinforced their numbers throughout the night. The wazalendo have already set up their positions around this city, where fighting could break out at any time. In the territory of Rutshuru the M23 rebels present in part of the city of Bambo, have been since 6:20 am, launching shells at the position of FARDC at Jite, to reassure themselves of the raking of this position before deploying there. The rebels spent the night in Rebero , one of the districts of the city of Bambo, the latter have not yet crossed the center of bambo. The provisional collateral damage from yesterday's clashes shows 2 dead civilians whose bodies were found, 1 slightly injured and 3 transferred to Kibirizi hospital including 2 children and 1 adult man. Several houses were hit by bombs thrown by the rebels, our source confirms.

A team made up of Ugandan and congolese officials will be dispatched to discuss the shifted border pillars in Mungo near Bunagana

 

A team composed of Congolese and Ugandan experts will soon be deployed to Rutshuru to verify this situation.Last month there was out cry that Uganda erected border pillars on DRC soil specifically in the area of Mungo some few kilometers from Bunagana border post.

"We showed the terminals that were moved, you followed on television. I met Uganda's charge d'affaires in the DRC, and I made it clear to him that we cannot accept this situation. We have agreed to appoint a joint team which will go to the site to see whether the border markers have been moved or not", declared Christophe Lutundula during a joint briefing with the Minister of Communication and Media, Patrick Muyaya, on Monday 23 October 2023.

DRC Government presents new irrefutable evidence of Rwandan aggression and calls for urgent international action

 Tension between DRC 🇨🇩 and Rwanda 🇷🇼: “DRC Government presents new irrefutable evidence of Rwandan aggression and calls for urgent international action

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The town of Kitchanga has been retaken by the lions of sarambwe ,M23!

 The city of Kitshanga , located nearly 100 km west of Goma (Masisi territory) has come under the control of the M23 rebellion since this Saturday after violent clashes. The front had moved closer to Kitshanga since the morning, our sources say. People from surrounding villages were moving to escape the shooting. Kitshanga is considered one of the important wazalendo locks which protected other villages already recovered. The population has emptied the city since 8:30 a.m., some headed towards the base of the MONUSCO , others towards the base of the troops Burundaises of EACRF DRC Contigent. At this moment crackling sounds are heard at the bottom of the city on the side of the road which goes towards Mwesso .T

he Burundian troops of EACRF_DRC only observed the entry of the rebels into the city.

Situation report on M23 Vs Wazalendo

 Nearly 5 days after the M23 rebels' attempt to regain control of the city of Kitshanga failed, the security situation remains calm and is calm this evening.

Our sources since Kitshanga indicate that the rebels have cut all the water supply pipes in the city from the Muhe spring, where a team of plumbers dispatched to the site for a water rehabilitation mission, is fell into an ambush set by the rebels, who mishandled them before releasing them without giving them the chance to restore the water.

Several sources also confirm the reinforcement of m23 troops in Bwiza , Tongo_kisangani , Mulimbi and Busanza

Information from Tongo indicates that 5 women were raped by the M23 rebels, 4 out of fear did not return to the village, but one took the courage to go to a health center for care.

After the disillusionment of the rebels in the zone of #Kilolirwe where they recorded enormous losses in their ranks, whether on the side of the troops or that of the officers, the M23 has just deployed 2 generals (Baudouin NGARUYE and Byamungu Taïga one ) as well as colonels on the front lines, to closely follow this war, say our sources in the area.

Meanwhile,the president of M23 wrote that;

The young resistance fighters attacked the rebels of M23 in Ngwenda, the rebels abandoned their middle positions, and retreated to Kinyandonyi. (detail 2mro).

All these scenarios are happening under the distant observation of the FARDC

 , who remain in their positions saying they respect the ceasefire. today,  two new M23 elements

Tuyisenge Claude and Havuga Bisore surrendered to the Congolese army FARDC

“We were taken with the promise that we would be paid but nothing was done and that is how I made the decision to surrender to the Fardc. In this movement we work with the Rwandan soldiers as instructors and fighters in our various clashes against the fardc. I ask those who remained in M23 to go to the government also here we are treated well,” declares Tuyisenge Claude M23 element who surrendered.

Young ugandan bodaboda cyclists kidnapped by M23 got released this evening!

 Bruno Nizeyimana and other motorcyclists who had been arrested by M23 have been released after M23 passed them via thorough and exhaustive interrogation from their bases in CYANZU.These were arrested by M23 on Tuesday of this week ,but thanks to the hard work of Kisoro RDC and other secret,unknown simple looking individuals who made the information get high "marking" to the top Ugandan Gorvenment Desk who worked tirelessly to see these boys released.Bruno Nizeyimana a resident of Maziba ward was arrested by m23 on Tuesday on allegations of spying.But,the family of Bruno is happy for his release,they highly thank the M23 for releasing him after them proving he was innocent and thank the RDC of kisoro for his effort in having unrelentingly followed the matter of their kidnap.

M23 holds a meeting in Kinyandongi,as wazalendo gives Ultimatum of 48 hours to the EACF

In a brief meeting held this morning by the commander of the troops from M23 to Kinyandonyi , he threatened the population with regrets if they continued to collaborate with the self-defense youth. This commander also formally prohibited the grouping of men on the road, believing that it would be difficult for them to differentiate between civilians and resistance fighters, due to the fact that they were all in civilian clothing: "The day a bullet hits our military or positions, you will regret it" said this commander of the rebel troops to the populations of kinyandonyi, who interpreted these words as a threat of massacre, as was perpetrated by the M23 in several other entities such as Kishishe , Kalake , Kalenga and elsewhere.

Wazalendo gives EACF 48 hours ultimatum to start fighting M23.

Recently, the M23 rebels were overwhelmed by sporadic attacks from young patriotic resistance fighters who regularly appear in almost all areas occupied by the rebels.After the ultimatum launched by the young patriotic resistance fighters and the civil society of the territory of Rutshuru to the troops of eacrf_DRC

 , the collective of victims of the Rwandan aggression gives these troops 48 hours to leave the ground Congolese if they do not intervene against the rebels of M23 .

"A period of 48 hours is granted to this mission of the EAC to leave Congolese soil, failing which, it will use its constitutional prerogatives recognized to all Congolese, to resort to the streets to obtain this withdrawal of willingly or by force", notes a press release .

East African community calls for support of a dialogue!

The EAC shows strong concern following the deterioration of the security situation. “We therefore urge the international community to continue to support the efforts of the EAC to find a peaceful solution to this devastating conflict” EAC/Secretary General.

 

Wazalendo Versus M23:The situation in the combat zones

 

The situation is calm on all front lines.

The situation report is in accordance to my confidants on the front line and other secret non combatant sources on and near the front line,plus analysis from observations on certain spots of the combat zones and frontline ..

In Tongo group, young resistance fighters have occupied the villages of Ruketsi , Rushovu , Kihonga , Kiyenje , Mahohe and Marangara since yesterday(However there are several un confirmed and unestablished sources circulating rumours that M23 is in full control of Bwiza), these young people also control the western part of the village of Bwiza . The M23 rebels are concentrated in the center of the village of Bwiza, to the north, south and east. The Kalengera road remains the only one for supplying the rebels who are in Bwiza for vehicles, despite several ambushes set up by the Wazalendo and losses inflicted on the rebels, this road remains under the control of the rebels of M23 . On the other front to the north of Rutshuru center, the rebels are visible at Kahunga and Kinyandongyi , but on the north side is from Rutshuru less than 15km from Kitagoma , border between the DRC and uganda , the resistance fighters are in the surrounding villages. Economic activities are taking place in Kiwanja.In Rutshuru again,there is rumour reports of massive entry of human reinforcements for M23 that is said to have come from various refugee camps,coming in various taxi buses and entering DRC as people going to the market that always takes place on Tuesdays and Fridays,rumours are going on that M23 may have got more that 150 new recruits from Friday of last week up to day via the borders line from Bunagana -Rugabano-Kitagoma ,M23 are totally ready for any advance by Wazalendo in need to capture Bunagana and may say that the battle for Bunagana may become one of the deadliest battles in Africa. In Nyiragongo ,There are reports of the entry of rebel reinforcements from the side of Hehu and Kabuhanga, the young resistance fighters concentrate a few meters from the Kenyan contingent.There is another phenomena that has arose ,there is a series of reported kidnappings in Rutshuru ,these kidnappings happened starting from last weekend and it is continuing even up to now.Many Congolese people have been crying out for their missing beloved ones.None knows who is kidnapping people,civilians are being kidnapped by individuals in civilian wear but hideously holding guns.These kidnappings that happened in this week precede a kidnapping of one Munyarwanda business man (dealing in the supply of sugar,rice,flour,water, etc)who was later killed by unknown people as he was from Rutshuru.Rumours and un tested theories are pointing at M23 who thinks that civilian people from DRC and who come to DRC are the ones whom may be leaking information about their hideouts and formations to the wazalendo,Another theory is based on rumours that it is wazalendo that is kidnapping people ,that wazalendo has many commandos everywhere and near m23 holdings and that they may be the ones kidnapping people.Last Tuesday,a young Uganda man who rides a bodaboda was kidnapped by unknown people  donned in civilian clpthes with guns hidden in their jackets,non knows where he was taken and it is believed he may have been killed.This young man called Bruno who is from maziba ward of bunagana town council in kisoro district of Uganda was kidnapped after dropping a person who had hired him for a ride to DRC.As I write his relatives are in agony for they do not know the fate of their son.As I write this ,I call upon Ugandans and Congolese refugees staying in Kisoro to stop simply entering DRC,this is war torn area and it is very dangerous for someone to hire one to ride him up to or near the combat zones.

I also call upon the wazalendo or the M23 ,if it is really them who kidnap people,then I do not know what they are fighting for,there is no rebel group or army that can exist without the support of people,if you sense that someone may be a danger to you,you just get him ,teach him but do not kill him if you get him,teach him and the set him free he undoubtedly can reap you support you cannot imagine,this is one of the reasons why resistance struggles become popular but if you start killing civilians then know that your demise has arrived.

17 reasons why Wazalendo has beaten M23

 

Igituma wazalendo ihonda m23:

1-ubu nta infiltrator waha m23 amakuru,aba officer Bose bahaga m23 amakuru birutsweho a benshi banarafunzwee.

 2-Wazalendo ifite ba maneko bamaze igihe biga imikorere ya m23 haba  munda muri congo no hanze. 

3- abantu bari bararambiwe M23 MU mirimo yabo yogukoresha isalongo Ku ngufu,imosoro ikakaye etc. 

4-improved patriotisms agitated by Tshisekedi .

5- Tshisekedi yakinnye diplomacy neza ubu m23 ntabwo igifite abayihuhiraho nabo bizera ubu byararangiye kuko EA yamenye uburyarya bwabo. 

6-M23 ya bonaga FARDC iteye bamwe ikaje gutera ahandi ubu hacunzwe na FARDC ariyo backup ubungubu ya wazalendo.

 7-Hari umurimo/akazi kanini kakozwe na baba ba bacongoman baba muri diaspora,uwo murimo sinawuvugaho byinshi ariko bafite akamaro kanini mubitekerezo,ingufu,amafaranga ,ingenga bitekerezo yogushinga wazalendo nokubabibamo urukundo rwigihugu. 

8-Tshisekedi na Tshiwewe bakoze umurimo ntagereranywa MU kubaka igisirikare ,no Ku gura ibikoresho bikaze 

9-Abanya America,abafaransa,..etc Bose bamenye amanyanga yabateza iyintambara kandi ntibacifuza gukoràna nabo. 

10-FARDC yashoboye kurandura ibyitso byinshi byabaga mugisiirikare muri Kivu no muri Kinshasha kandi inubaka ubutasi bwayo bikomeye. 

11- M23 birashoboka ko habayemwo factions zishingiye Ku turere,ubwayo Nayo ntiyari yorohewe namatiku ari muri high command na basirikare ubwabo,abanyamulenge bumvaga badakunzwe,Ababa Rutshuru na masisi bakumva ko ari intambara yabo kurusha abandi.

12-Ifungwa RYA Laurent Nkunda,iri ryantumye buri mututsi wese ufitemwo ubwenge ubwo gushishoza atarigeze yizera iyintambara.Nanubu nabayirimo ntibizera ko nibirangira bizabagwa amahoro.

14- Kwishira muri Rwanda cyane byatumye abacongomani babona m23 nkaho ari  Rwanda ruri kurwana na congo,noguhora Murwanda rushaka kwigira nkumuvugizi wa M23,Ibi byose byasharije a bacongomani.

15- Guhoza mukanwa ijambo FDLR byatumye abantu benshi bumvako m23 irwana kubwinyungu ryurwanda kurusha inyungu za bacongomani.Kandi aba congomani nabahutu nabo biyunvamo ko M23 itabagirira neza.

16-Amatora yomukwezi kwa cumi nabiri,Tshisekedi ashaka gukemura ikikibazo maze afate icyizere cyabaturage bo muri North Kivu,kandi North Kivu niyo yakabiri kuri Kinshasha mukugira abantu benshi bemerewe kuja mumatora,kandi aho mvugira ubu,Tshisekedi nashobora gusimbukana M23 akayikura muri North Kivu ,iyo izaba ibaye icemezo ntakuka ko azatsinda amatora!!

17.M23 yishe abantu benshi,ririya rimbura ryabantu ikishishe ryatumye muri diplomacy mpizamahanga,ndetse na diplomacy yibihugu bituranye nacongo batera m23 icyizere kurwego ruhambaye nubwo bamwe no M23 iziko ari abambari bayo batiyibyeretse ko babonyemo ubugoryi.

.........M23 nitsindwa hazavuka undi mutwe muri Rutshuru kuko benshi babaga Ku front line bameza kumenya ko iyo Atari intambara yogufata igihugu ahubwo ari business yabamwe aho aba officer bakuru usanga barayikuyemwo umusaruro aba officer no murwego rwo hasi ntaco bafite,nubuhamya bakaba babufite ugendeye mubikorwa bafite mubihugu bikikije DRC ndetse no muburayi.........

The commander of the 34th military region in North Kivu based in Goma calls on the young Wazalendo to respect the laws of the Republic in their operations to track down M23 rebels

 Major General Mpezo Bruno launched this appeal this Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at the end of the meeting of the urban security council extended to the heads of the neighborhoods of the city of Goma, which he co-hosted with the mayor of the city, Senior Superintendent Kapend Kamand Faustin. He took the opportunity to also ask the population of Goma not to let themselves be carried away by rumors spread by the enemy to panic the inhabitants and disorient the administrative and military authorities engaged in the fight against the enemies of the DRC. During the same meeting, Major General Mpezo Bruno reminded his various interlocutors of the necessity and need to always keep and capitalize on the achievements of the various “participatory security task forces” scattered throughout the city, with a view to a successful civil-military collaboration that bears fruit for the peace of the population. All the same, the boss of the 34th military region cut short rumors according to which Wazalendo had stolen a Sukkoy type military fighter plane, information relayed by the enemy. Regarding a Wazalendo element killed in Kilijiwé on Tuesday evening, Mpezo Bruno said he was aware of the situation. He also calls on the population to ban popular justice, to instead arrest uncivil people and place them at the disposal of authorized services and not kill them, human life being sacred.

More fighting in Rutshuru

 

This Monday, October 11, 3 of six hills in the village of Bwiza in the territory of Rutshuru came under the control of young resistance fighters Wazalendo .

"It is the population who transport munitions to help the young resistance fighters. We are all tired of the war, we want to live in peace at home. Now as I speak to you, half of the village of Bwiza has come under control of the Wazalendo since 9:30 a.m. They continue the clashes and we hope for victory very soon,” explains a resident of Bwiza.The fighting is still going on.

Wazalendo is calling the red cross at Kilorwire to bury the bodies of the elements of M23 neutralized during the clashes.

"4 days after the violent clashes between the young self-defense groups and the rebels from M23 to Kilolirwe“In respect of international humanitarian law during the conflict we call on the Red Cross to come here to Kilolirwe to bury the bodies of the RDF shot down and who are abandoned on the ground”, requests Ndangendange , spokesperson for the movement APCLS .

Former police chief of Masisi claimed killed in last Sunday's fight

 

Colonel Gakufe was among those claimed to have been killed in the ranks of M23!Gakufe who was a former head of police in Masisi had defected to M23,he was killed by wazalendo during Sunday's fierce fight. Mr GAKUFE who had defected to the M23 was ultimately killed by fighters from WAZALENDO in the fight yesterday Sunday 08-10-2023

The wazalendo held their first meeting with citzens in Kitchanga y,apologised to the citzens for mishaps and called on their support and support from DRC gorvenment!

 

The wazalendo fighters held their first meeting at Kitshanga and explained to the population the situation on Saturday", "First of all, we apologize for what has happened over the past two days. It won't happen again. We call on you to collaborate to win this war. We are fighting with our own means and it is not easy. Fight the well equipped M23 with the machete or the stick? Let the government help us. We are all united as patriotic resistance fighters to defend our country against aggression,” explained Colonel Kamanutsi.

Photo 1 : Colonel Kamanutsi

Photo 2: Colonel Bigirabagabo Nzita

Strategic hill of Mudugudu taken over by Wazalendo as they eye Bwiza

 

 After violent fighting, young patriotic resistance fighters have just dislodged the M23 rebels from the strategic hill of Mudugudu which gives passage to Bwiza, the great stronghold of the M23 and formerly of CNPDP of Laurent_Nkunda .

Ruya and Swagara have passed into the hands of the patriotic resistance fighters, who are now heading towards Bwiza which is located 7km from their current position.

The populations who had fled the fighting towards Bwiza are already beginning to climb the valleys to return Kitchanga , where in a brief meeting in the middle of the day, the patriotic resistance fighters asked the population for forgiveness for certain slip-ups they had committed. last week, and launched a call to live together and to combine efforts to drive "the common enemy, which is M23 / RDF ", out of the national territory.

Alot of dead bodies still littered in the bushes of kilorirwe

 The first victim of any war is the "truth".. But like I said up to 120 youths are said to have perished in the fightings in Kitchanga,kilororwe and petit masisi.We may witness more deaths as the wazalendo gets ready to take the fight to Rutshuru.None should be happy about this especially the parents of these young souls.It totally unfortunate that some politicians and military vagabonds have taken it a trade to enjoy over the blood of the new generation. What we may witness in Rutshuru may be worse.