The security situation remains tense in the town of Nyanzale, in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu, where new fighting erupted this Sunday afternoon, June 22, between local Wazalendo fighters and AFC-M23 rebels, abruptly ending the lull observed in the morning. Intense crossfire was heard throughout the town, sowing panic among residents.
According to intelligence collections from local sources, civilians, who had just returned to their homes in Nyanzale after a period of displacement, barricaded themselves in their homes, fearing major fighting.
Witnesses reported the presence of Wazalendo (VDP) fighters in the surrounding area, while M23 rebels are increasing their attempts to regain control of the neighboring village of Kiyeye, in the Kihondo groupement.
Earlier in the day, the Wazalendo of the CMC movement issued a statement denouncing a shelling attack on several towns, including Nyarubande, Burambo, Muhanga, Kihondo-centre, and Kiyeye, which occurred on Saturday. They announced their intention to respond quickly to what they described as a provocation.
other clashes reportedly took place in the vicinity of Katsiru, pitting the same protagonists: M23 and Wazalendo.
The provisional death toll from Saturday's attack is two civilians killed in Kihondo-centre, a man and a woman, and ten houses burned in Nyarubande, in the Bwito chiefdom, according intelligence sources.
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