New violent clashes in Tongo as M23 tries to counter Wazalendo attempted advance towards Rutshuru town

 

There was Intensification of fighting between the M23 and the  Wazalendo this ended dawn. These New clashes have been reported since 4 a.m. Monday in the Tongo grouping. Local sources claim that it is M23 which is confronting the Wazalendo who are rushing towards Rutshuru after taking certain areas over the weekend.These clashes were specifically in Ruketi/Kisangani in the Tongo grouping. Heavy and light weapons heard since this morning. The situation remains confusing.

Since yesterday ,a lot of dead bodies were littered on the battle fields ,observation on the ground indicate that up to 120 dead bodies were seen ,with over 70 vividly identified as of fallen M23 young men,there is even report and rumour circulating within the battle field that Colonel Zairwa may have perished in the fighting

.However,people ough to be carefully for there are a lot of Social  media outlets inclined to either sides reporting falsified information to reap morale and support,while tarnishing the other.There a report that a certain colonel of FARDC was killed in a fight yet it is a lie,the latter died in Ituri.He did not die in North Kivu.Photo of colonel Muziko Bernadine

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SITUATION IN MASISI

The situation wakes up calm at Kilolirwe where the young patriotic resistance fighters are consolidating their positions and expanding their zones of control.

At Kitchanga , the situation remains volatile, because the young Patriot resistance fighters can attack at any time, given their current movements.

SITUATION IN RUTSHURU

In the group ofTongo in the Territory of Rutshuru , the M23 rebels have since 5 hours attacked the wazalendo who in return responded. Detonations of heavy and light weapons are reported in Mulimbi, Kanaba, Tongo/Kisangani.

Many observers believe that the resistance of the population reflects a failure of the M23 rebels despite the military arsenal at their disposal against the Patriot resistance fighters, who do not want to cede a single m² of their land to the "aggressors" and endure seeing their parents , brothers and sisters insecure.

M23 getting reinforcements from Rwanda?

The civil society territorial coordination of Masisi warns of the risks faced by the populations remaining in the city of Kitshanga where clashes have been taking place for several days between the Wazalendo and M23.

“We alert once again, both national and international opinion on the reinforcement in men and logistics of the M23 by the Rwandan army on Congolese soil and the territory of Masisi continues to be victim of the atrocities of the M23/RDF. The information in our hands indicates the landing of a Rwandan army helicopter on a hill near the village of Kahe in neighboring Rutshuru territory,” alerts Télésphore Mitondeke, president of local civil society.

There is a rumour that the numerous numbers of men and ammunition reinforcements from RDF passed via bunagana/ Jomba to aide those on front in Kiwanja.Un confirmed information and rumours say that all these reinforcements were ordered by General Ruki Karusisi.