M23 has captured Kitwe another key area in Bamate chiefdom,As FARDC claims holding part of the area.

 

According to sources on spot,the M23 rebels have taken control of Hutwe, capital of the Hutwe group in the Bamate chiefdom.These rebels  held a meeting there as soon as they entered and in their meeting they announced that they wanted to progress to Ngekeni, we learned from local residents. The conquest of Hutwe opens a path to Kipese and the Graben, and extends the danger of capture to a large area.

The armed forces of the DRC defended the town of Kaseghe and prevented the rebel overflow into Alimbongo, the army confirmed.

The government claims for its part that work is being done to completely defeat the rebellion. Moreover, the President of the DRC called for a union of prayer to hope, he said, for the miracle of the return of peace to the eastern part of the country.

 However,According to sourcess in the army; Hutwe is not completely under the control of the M23 rebels, the Congolese army confirmed. According to Lt. Mbuyi Reagan, spokesperson for the Northern Front army, part of it is controlled by the M23, while the FARDC maintains control of another part. “The large part of Hutwe was already under the control of the M23  well before the resumption of clashes and the small part still remains under FARDC occupation”.

According to Intelligence information I have got from wazalendo on Frontline now:

They are saying;

"The m23 rebels, supported by Rwanda, have not set foot in the locality of Hutwe, contrary to false information circulating on social networks and published by certain media.The truth is that three roaming Fardc jeeps arrived in Charamba, one of the neighborhoods of Hutwe around 11 a.m. this Tuesday. The M23 digital army took advantage of this situation to distort this information and spread rumors.After careful verification, our cross sources confirm that Hutwe in Lubero territory is not under the control of the M23 RDF rebels. The latter, in disarray after the heavy losses suffered during the clashes of this Monday, December 2, are trying with difficulty to reorganize themselves"