Fighting raged this Saturday, August 24 on the Kironko axis, near the town of Buguri, in the territory of Masisi (North Kivu).
At midday, the situation was confused around the locality of Muheto, about 16 kilometers from Masisi-Centre, where crossfire with heavy weapons plunged the population into disarray.
It is difficult, for the moment, to say precisely which of the camps on the battlefield has control of the town of Muheto.
Some sources are already announcing the fall of this region into the hands of the rebels. Other sources, however, maintain that the fighting, which began around 4 am this Saturday, is continuing and has redoubled in intensity.
The M23 rebels, the first to launch the offensive, are said to have opened several other fronts at the same time. Thus, in addition to Muheto, there are fighting in an area including the localities of Kisuma, Nyange, Kaniro, Lukopu, and also on the Katale side.
In Kisuma, the Wazalendo had to force the invaders to retreat, according to local sources.
Since the beginning of the week that is ending, sporadic fighting has been reported, on numerous occasions, in localities in the Masisi territory, forcing the rest of the civilian population to move constantly.
Civil society organisations deplore this lack of respect for the ceasefire period, which should be observed after the humanitarian truce.
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