Is M23 planning to lay multiple attacks to siege Uvira? Or march for Bufumbira?

 

Colonel Ndabagaza, who had defected and joined the M23-AFC-RDF coalition, has just moved to the highlands of Uvira territory along the Rurambo axis with his battalion.

According to intelligence aand other rumours from Wazalendo;

He moved to the highlands towards Rurambo with two other battalions led by two other Rwandan colonels.Generally, three Rwandan army battalions led by three colonels have just moved to the highlands of Uvira territory along the Rurambo axis.

The Wazalendo are saying "According to the information we have, they are heading towards the highlands of Uvira-Fizi and Itombwe territories".

They have received information that General NGOMA NZITO, who was holding the belt in the HIGH and MIDDLE PLATEAUS of the territory of Uvira-Fizi and Mwenga, has descended into the Ruzizi plain, they have just reinforced in the HIGH PLATEAUS so that they can carry out attacks by descending towards the town of Uvira and Baraka/Fizi and head directly towards the Burundian capital/Bujumbura.

Intelligence collections about these reinforcements:

Reliable information confirms that at 5:00 pm on 13/8/2025, 15 vehicles containing 4 battalions of RDF/M23/RED/Twirwaneho soldiers arrived at the kaziba. Upon arrival, the RDF/M23/RED/Twirwaneho soldiers got out of the vehicle and went up two roads, some headed towards Rurambo, while others took the road called Ngeweshi, where they could flee to Muhuzi.The RDF-M23/RED/Twirwaneho soldiers who are in the mountains above Kaziba and Ngweshi in an area called (Chigubi) and have already killed 15 civilians and burned down the houses of the local population. Their plan is to establish a rear base in Rurambo-Kahololo and then attack Uvira and Burundi - Bujumbura.

Of these, 4 battalions, 2 came from Cyangugu - Kamembe, 1 came from Katana near Kavumu and another one came from the city of Bukavu.

Among those we were able to identify who led these battalions is Col. Zimurinda who leads the battalion from Katana, Col. Ndababagaza Oscar who leads the battalion from Bukavu, and the 2 battalions from Kamembe are allegedly led by Rwandan colonels. We will tell you their names in a moment.