Ndumba hill recaptured by FARDC/Wazalendo!

Fighting in mupfuni!

Fighting between elements of the M23/RDF coalition and the FARDC, supported by local “Wazalendo” fighters, resumed early this Sunday, January 5, 2025, on several axes of the Mupfuni Shanga group, in the Masisi territory (North Kivu). According to the president of the new Congolese civil society in the Mupfuni Shanga group, Jean de Dieu Barakimwa, loyalist forces are continuing to hunt down M23/RDF elements, beyond the strategic hill of Ndumba, from where they were dislocated after several months of resistance . But, in Bweremana-centre, it is calm. Activities are proceeding normally. The clashes are taking place at the height of Ndumba, towards Kashingamutwe and more precisely in Kalenga. This is where we hear the detonations of heavy weapons, here in Bweremana. We have already recaptured Ndumba hill, but next to it, there are two other hills that we are trying to recapture, including Kashingamutwe. However, the enemy has left Kashingamutwe and is now positioned in Kalonge, where the fighting is continuing,” Jean de Dieu Barakimwa, president of the new Congolese civil society in the Mupfuni Shanga. On Saturday, loyalist forces managed to recapture a number of localities in the highlands of the same Mupfuni Shanga group. According to our source, a combing operation in the area continued this morning, despite the responses from M23/RDF elements. "There are also clashes in the highlands of the Mupfuni Shanga group, more precisely in Ngungu, towards Kasake, Ruzirantaka, Kamatane, Kabingo, Bitaata and Rwangara. These are localities that we recovered yesterday.

The Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) are gaining ground on the Bweremana axis, chiefdom of the Bahunde, located in the Masisi territory (North Kivu). They have contained and pushed back the M23 rebels who were trying to overflow, say residents of this locality who have just arrived this Sunday morning, January 5 in Minova. They also confirm the reconquest of the Ndumba hill and part of Shasha by the FARDC. Meanwhile, the situation remains relatively calm but unpredictable this Sunday on the Masisi-center axis, where the weapons have fallen silent since the previous evening. This morning, there is apparent calm in the capital of the territory which remains under rebel occupation. Sources in the region report that after the capture of Masisi-center, the M23 rebels held a rally in front of the administrative office of the territory, reassuring security to some residents who remained in this locality. In the meantime, most of the populations of Nyabiondo, Bukombo and Loashi have left these towards the Walikale territory. They are moving preventively, fearing the possible progression of the rebels.

Several human rights organizations are warning of a manhunt that has been underway since the early evening of this Saturday, January 4, 2025 after the capture of Masisi-center by M23-RDF terrorists. According to these organizations that spoke to press, after the capture of Masisi center, capital of the Masisi territory by the M23, fighters from this movement are said to be chasing young people from the area who are "wrongly" accused of belonging to wazalendo movements . "Some young people who have remained in the city are forced to pledge allegiance to the M23 and if this is not the case, they are sometimes arrested, they are accused of being wazalendo, we do not know where they are taken," says a local organization.

A bomb thrown by the M23 rebels in Bweremana/Burora next to the Mitetso primary school has just caused damage while killing a mother and her child and many injured in these afternoons of this Sunday.

FARDC claims victory on bweramana axis

 

Reports from the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) indicate that they are gaining ground on the Bweremana axis, chiefdom of the Bahunde, located in the territory of Masisi (North Kivu). They have contained and pushed back the M23 rebels who were trying to overflow, say residents of this locality who have just arrived this Sunday morning, January 5 in Minova.

They also confirm the reconquest of the Ndumba hill and part of Shasha by the FARDC.

Meanwhile, the situation remains relatively calm but unpredictable this Sunday on the Masisi-centre axis, where the guns have been silent since the previous evening. This morning, there was apparent calm in the capital of the territory which remains under rebel occupation.

Sources in the region report that after the capture of Masisi-centre , the M23 rebels held a rally in front of the territory's administrative office, reassuring the security of some residents who remained in this locality.

In the meantime, most of the populations of Nyabyondo, Bukombo and Loashi have left these regions towards the territory of Walikale. They are moving preventively, fearing the possible progression of the rebels.

M23's head of Intelligence Afande Maheshe Byamungu held a meeting with civilians in newly conquered areas of Masisi

 Afande Bernard Maheshe Byamungu in photos as he to talks to civilians!

In a way of showing their complete capture of Masisi,the head of intelligence in M23 Maheshe Byamunngu,a very good and close ally of Afande Makenga,held a meeting and mutually interacted with civilians to asssure them of calm and peace.He assured the civilians of protection.Bernard Maheshe Byamungu is disciplinarian and no nonsense military leader who has been leading the rebels intelligence networks and he is so good in his work ,and many in the ranks of M23 describe him as workaholic and as one of the key figures in the successes of the reebel group.

In just a few days,the M23 has captured the following localities.

1. Gatare
2. Murerahungwe
3. Gasheberi
4. Buguri
5. Gutsure
6. Nyangwe
7. Cyangurube
8. Rurambo
9. Cyangonga
10. Rusheberi
11. Matovu
12. Bikenke
13. Gahongore
14. Kalinga
15. Mutiri
16. Masisizone
17. Rwashi
18. Bugabo
19. Miyanja
20. Gasura
21. Busihe
22. Mitando.

23.Busakirwa 

According to intelligence collections from the wazalendo,the successes of M23 in Masisi is attributed to four main factors as they listed them:

1.They use attack drones that carry shells.

These drones help them to bomb with precision to pierce the FARDC / WAZALENDO defense lines.

2) The Rwandan army is preparing an attack with the reserve of well-organized reinforcements.

Despite the great losses of the advense, the reinforcements arrive with motivation to continue the War, on our side, the FARDC / WAZALENDO cannot receive the reinforcements when we need them.

The reinforcements of the Rwandan army restart the War while, on our side we are tired.

3) The artillery of the Rwandan army and ammunition arrive in real time, i.e. it arrives when we need it.

4) The coordination of the command of operations (artillery, air force "drones" and the infantry) all work on the same pace, unlike the FARDC.

NB: War requires a strategy that aligns all the paths together.

When the infantry needs help from the air force, not useless discussions as we observe in the ranks of the FARDC.

In the ranks of the FARDC, when the infantry needs artillery, the head of the artillery responds that he has not yet received the order from the hierarchy.

It is the same with the air force.

The Command of operations is divided into several directions.

Either the artillery receives the order from the chief of staff, or the air force receives the order from the supreme commander, or the infantry receives the order from the head of operations.

The hierarchy must make a single Command that will coordinate everything in the operations on the front lines.

Another thing to note well is; according to our investigative study around the borders,it is worth to note that the M23 has  a high secret and well coordinated reinforcements team that knows well the whole regions.It is not easy to know the trends of M23's reinforcements especially to seeming relactant intelligence apparatus of FARDC.

Did Lt Colonel Jacque Nzitonda of RDF hang himself in katale?

 

Photo:Letter left by Lt Colonel Nzitonda before he hanged hiimself

There are Claims that Lt Colonel Jacques Nzitonda, a member of the RDF terrorist group, before committing suicide in the DRC, left a letter to his family, telling them the reasons why he decided to commit suicide.

He wrote: I, Lt Colonel Jacques Nzitonda, have decided to commit suicide because of the behavior of the RDF leadership.

He wrote: I did not swear to come to die in Congo, I swore to defend the sovereignty of Rwanda, I did not swear to be sent to Congo,we are witnesses to how our soldiers are dying here in Congo for reasons that are incomprehensible.

He laments: I apologize to my family, I know this is very sad for you, but I have no other choice because if I return to Rwanda and am killed, that is why I choose to commit suicide, I will meet you in another life.We do not join the army to fight the Congolese, we join the army to defend our country in times of crisis.

Jack Nzitonda was among the RDF soldiers who were promoted by His excellence Paul Kagame in September 2024 as shown by the extracts in the photos above.

On this issue,the M23 has categorically denied this and brandished it hoax and a propaganda by FARDC to cover up their defeat in masisi.

Why is Rwanda denying the soldiers captured in DRC?

 

Photo 1:The Rwanda soldier recently captured in Lubero

Photo 2:EJVN team interviewing the captured Rwandan soldier 

A delegation from the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism (EJVM) met on Thursday, January 2, with the alleged Rwandan soldier captured by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) in the Lubero territory in North Kivu. Several military effects including weapons, bombs and drone wreckage recovered on the battlefield were also presented to the delegation, security sources reported on Friday.

This MCVE delegation was tasked with verifying Rwanda's direct involvement in the war in eastern DRC, said the spokesperson for the Sokola 1 Grand Nord operational sector, Colonel Mak Hazukay.

This visit comes twelve days after the capture at the front, on December 21, of the alleged first class soldier of the special unit of the Rwandan army by the FARDC. This was during the clashes between the army and the M23 rebellion, supported by Rwanda, in the village of Ndoluma in the south of the Lubero territory.

It was at the invitation of the governor of the province of North Kivu and the commander of operations of the Sokola 1 Grand Nord operational sector that this delegation arrived on Thursday in Lubero centre, approximately 50 kilometres from the front lines.

They went to Lubero territory where fighting has intensified in recent weeks. They spoke with military officials engaged against the M23 rebels in the region.

 Jean-de-Dieu Iradakunda, a first class soldier in the Rwandan army arrested on 21 December during clashes in the locality of Nduluma, south of Lubero, was one of the pieces of evidence presented to the expanded joint verification mechanism.

In addition, several military effects of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) seized by Congolese troops were also brandished. For the military authorities, the Democratic Republic of Congo wants to call the international community to witness the role played by the Kigali regime in the destabilisation of eastern Congo.

"Several RDF military effects, including weapons, bombs, specialties and wrecks of kamikaze drones recovered from the battlefield, were presented to the delegation. The objective of this approach is to show, through the expanded joint verification mechanism and other structures, which advocate the return of peace in the DRC, the flagrant involvement and role played by Rwanda in the war of aggression in the DRC," explains Lieutenant Colonel Mak Hazukay, military spokesperson in the area.

The Congolese government has always denounced the presence of more than 4,000 Rwandan soldiers, who support the M23 armed group. However, Kigali has always rejected these accusations outright, claiming that the conflict was rather Congolese-Congolese.

Against a backdrop of mutual accusations, relations between the two countries have deteriorated to the point of no return. The latest attempts by Joao Laurenço, Angolan president and designated facilitator of the African Union in the conflict, have come to nothing, while Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame are due to meet in Luanda on 15 December for the signing of a final peace agreement.

The expanded Joint Verification Mechanism was established to monitor and verify the implementation of regional agreements and commitments, particularly those on peace and security in the Great Lakes region, particularly with regard to issues related to armed conflict, cross-border security, illegal exploitation of natural resources and the fight against groups.

However, despite the establishment of this mechanism created within the framework of the Addis Ababa Framework Agreement in 2013, borders, including those of the DRC, are constantly violated, notably by its neighbor, Rwanda, through militias of its obedience, including the M23.

M23 captures Kabale in masisi, Gorvenment not ready to give report on the capture!

 The situation in North Kivu is deteriorating. The M23 rebels, supported by the Rwandan army, took control of Katale, the last lock of the capital of the Masisi territory, this Friday afternoon. The fighting was violent and pitted the M23 against the FARDC, supported by local armed groups. Lushebere and Masisi-centre, about 10 km from Katale, are emptying of their inhabitants. The Congolese army has not yet communicated on this situation.

Factual Intelligence extracts,If the two gorvenments amicably discussed about M23 previously,why can't they do it today?

 

If they discussed about M23 then,why can't they continue doing it today?