The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) announced on Wednesday, December 25, that they had shot down six kamikaze drones from the Rwandan army's special force over the town of Mambasa, in the Lubero territory.
This information was provided by Lieutenant Colonel Mak Hazukay, responsible for communication and awareness raising for the Sokola 1 Great North operational sector, as he briefed the press.
In another statement signed on the same Friday, the FARDC denounced the use by the M23, supported by Rwanda, of young Congolese civilians, dressed in Rwandan military fatigues, as "cannon fodder" on the front lines, particularly near Mambasa and Alimbongo, in the south of the Lubero territory.
In this statement signed by Colonel Mak Hazukay, the army also warns of the presence of armed M23 rebels in churches, schools and hospitals in the areas under their occupation south of Lubero. A serious violation of international humanitarian law, the statement said.
The FARDC calls on civilians used as human shields to surrender with their weapons and urges residents of occupied areas to move away from targeted positions for their safety.
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