Acidic Security

  The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo shelled this Saturday, November 25, 2023, the positions of the M23 rebels in Karenga and Kilolirwe, respectively in the Kamuronza and Bashali Kaembe groupings in Masisi territory. Sources within civil society report that FARDC heavy artillery including the Sokhoï-25 fighter plane and multiple rocket launchers were mobilized to strike strategic M23 positions, including ammunition depots in Nturo (Kilolirwe) and Karenga. Sokhoï fighter plane -25 During the day of this Saturday, other sources reported immense losses, both material and human, suffered by the M23 rebels. Although confirmed by local sources, the FARDC has not yet made a statement on these strikes and all our attempts to contact the military authorities have not yet been successful. Let us recall that the Congolese armed forces continue to occupy the villages of Tuonane and its depths in the region of Karenga but also Makombo (Kingi) and its surroundings, in the Kamuronza

  The president of Burundi warned the Burundians against racial segregation!!

  Yesterday,Thursday ,23rd November 2023,the Banyamulenge community convened at the officers of the North Kivu military gorvenor in demonstration for their son Lt Gisore who was lynched by angry mob some few days back!

  In a communication read on Tuesday, November 21, by its spokesperson, Major General Sylvain Ekenge, the FARDC prohibits any soldier, regardless of their rank, from establishing or maintaining contact with the rebels of the Democratic Liberation Forces. of Rwanda (FDLR). This military officer stressed that “any violator of this instruction will be placed under arrest and will suffer the rigor of the law, in accordance with the legal and regulatory provisions in force in the army”.

 Report from the frontline indicates,since 4 a.m. this Wednesday that clashes with heavy and light weapons have been reported at Kalenga in the territory of Masisi ,heavy and light weapons fire has been heard. These fights come after the consecutive visits to Kinshasa and Kigali of the Director of American National Intelligence (DNI), Avril Haines. According to information from the White House, Presidents Kagame and Tshisekedi have considered concrete measures to ease tensions between their two countries. These battles pit the M23 rebels against the Wazalendo on the one hand, and the FARDC on the other. Some detonations from heavy weapons which were heard from Kalenga created a psychosis within the population of Sake, but since this afternoon, the situation has been calm. On the front of Kitshanga , the rebels after fighting, are now in the city of Mweso .

 On 9th November 2023,The US misson in Uganda made an alert that went;"The U.S. Embassy is directing its staff to not attend the Nyege Nyege festival in Jinja from November 9-12, 2023.  Due to security concerns, we advise U.S. citizens not attend the festival.  U.S. citizens should also read our most recent Security Alert from November 6" On 6th November 2023,the US had again sent another warning and it read " Due to increased terrorist activity, U.S. Embassy Kampala recommends that individuals exercise an elevated degree of caution and reconsider attendance at upcoming large public gatherings, such as large-scale worship services and music and cultural festivals in Kampala and Jinja.  Additionally, be mindful when visiting locations where people tend to gather such as hotels, malls, and marketplaces" In otober 2023,the US embassy had aso sent a world wide warning for increased terror activities ,the alert went as: "Due to increased tensions in various location

 The security situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to deteriorate, with populations moving en masse. From Kalenga to Kingi, the population continues to empty and arrive en masse in the city of Sake. The M23 rebels control Kalenga, and the FARDC have formed a block at Luhonga 7km from the city of Sake where the Monusco is waiting to intervene, if the M23 rebels ever approach this city. The locality of kingi is currently without any one administering it, which makes the populations vulnerable, to the point of deciding to flee the locality. In Kitshanga in the territory of Masisi, information circulating indicates that hundreds of inhabitants were taken by the M23 rebels to do forced labor to maintain the road leading to their main base, these people built makeshift houses for the rebels , cut down the trees to cover the trenches that they began by digging in this position, all in preparation for the deployment of the "General" Sultani_Makenga who

 

  The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo gave an interview to  RFI-France 24 published on the night of Thursday, November 17, 2023. Candidate for his own succession for a second term in the presidential elections on December 20, Tshisekedi raised several issues including the security situation in the east of the DRC, particularly clashes between the Wazalendo and the pro-Rwandan M23 rebellion, support from Rwanda and did not exclude all possibilities.  1.Open war with Rwanda:  Tshisekedi does not exclude it “I do not exclude any scenario, we are victims. We do not have to look in this direction, we must rather look towards those who are guilty of this aggression,” says the supreme commander of the armed forces of the DRC. For several months, the Tshisekedi regime used several means to denounce Rwanda's aggression. Reports have been published and several members of the government are taking advantage of every platform in diplomatic and political salons to obtain sanctions

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  Information from the war scene reveals that the drones came  From Kinshasa to Kavumu via Goma, the transport of these three combat drones did not go unnoticed. Expected for several months, this arrival arouses a wave of hope within the Congolese general staff while the fighting rages with the M23 north of Goma. According to our information, the CH-4B combat drones, acquired from the company China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), cannot, however, be immediately used upon delivery. The CH-4 has reconnaissance and combat functions and has similar capabilities to the American Air Force’s MQ-1 Predator. The CH-4 Drone fires AR-1 missiles that can hit a distant target with a margin of error of less than 1.5 meters. A CH-4 Drone costs US$4 million, while the US Air Force website says a package including four MQ-1 Predators and a ground control station costs US$20 million. The CH-4 Drone is already being used by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and now DRC plus several o

  This monday ,there was intensification of the fights between FARDC and M23 in Nyiragongo and Masisi . Violent fighting continued this Monday between the FARDC and the rebels M23 north of the territory of Nyiragongo , about twenty kilometers north of Goma , say several sources. The clashes rage in the region for several weeks. By 1 PM the Congolese army had just defeated a new attempt by M23 , which was trying to advance towards the city of Goma. The rebels attempted to infiltrate behind a position FARDC at Kanyamahoro without success. The ceasefire was also violated in the same region where the army and the M23 clashed last week. Furthermore, in Masisi, more precisely in Burungu, near the town of Kitshanga, there has been a relative calm since the evening of Sunday, after intense fighting between the Wazalendo and the M23. By 5Pm (East African time)a lul was observed on the Nyiragongo front line, after the rebels of M23_RDF are pushed back to their old positions in the Buhumba groupi