Lumbishi in masisi liberated ,M23 retreated with heavy loss and casualties.

 

New fighting has been taking place since early morning on Monday, January 13, 2025, between elements of the M23/RDF coalition and the FARDC supported by the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP), commonly called "wazalendo" in Kiseguro, a locality located approximately 20 km from Kiwanja, in the Binza group, Bwisha chiefdom, in the Rutshuru territory (North Kivu). According to Isaac Kibira, deputy delegated official of the governor in the neighboring Bwito chiefdom and notable of Rutshuru, the wazalendo have launched new offensives against the M23 in order to dislodge them from this region. "The wazalendo went to track down the M23 elements in their positions at Kiseguro. A relative lull is also observed on the Sake-Kimoka axis where fighting was also reported, Sunday, on certain hills overlooking the city of Sake, 27 km from Goma, in the Masisi territory.In masisi,FARDC AND WAZALENDO liberated this Monday, January 13, 2025 the locality of lumbishi, . Wazalendo was heading towards mushaki and bihabwe by 4:15 p.m. in shasha in the mupfuni shanga group. The FARDC are moving the families of soldiers away from the front lines to strengthen the effectiveness of the troops against the M23. The wives and children of FARDC soldiers were relocated from Lubero to Beni last week. According to the territorial authority, this measure is part of the implementation of a directive from the military hierarchy. Colonel Kiwewa Mitela Alain, military administrator of the Lubero territory, justified this decision by specifying that a soldier cannot fight fully when he is exposed to the risk of seeing his loved ones affected by the clashes.