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According to the spokesperson for Operation Sukola 2 South in South Kivu, the FARDC claims to have recaptured several strategic positions in the Minembwe highlands, including the village of Kitavi, the town of Irundu, and positions located in Madegu, following operations conducted against armed groups active in the area. 🔴 Recapture of several strategic positions around Minembwe town 🔴 Continued military operations to restore state authority 🔴 Attempt to retake the Minembwe town airfield 🔴 Reports of bombings that hit the general hospital and civilian homes 🔴 Calls from the population for swift intervention to strengthen their security The FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) indicate they are continuing their operations to secure the population and consolidate their presence in this part of the Fizi territory, South Kivu.

On the night of June 13, 2026, widespread panic gripped the population of Kalongo, in the Beni territory. Men, women, and children were seen running in various directions, fearing for their safety in the face of reports of the alleged approach of ADF elements. This latest alert reignites the anxieties of residents in a region regularly plagued by insecurity and attacks attributed to the ADF. In recent months, several deadly incidents have been reported in the Beni region, causing population displacement and a climate of constant fear.

PHONE LOCATION BY CELL TOWERS 1) BASIC IDEA A mobile phone can be located because it is always exchanging radio signals with nearby cellular towers. When the phone makes a call, receives a call, uses mobile data, sends SMS, or even stays idle on the network, the operator can estimate the phone's position from tower-related information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) MAIN NETWORK ELEMENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Mobile Phone / UE ]    - UE = User Equipment    - Sends and receives radio signals [ BTS / NodeB / eNodeB / gNodeB ]    - The radio tower/base station    - Receives the phone signal    - 2G = BTS    - 3G = NodeB    - 4G = eNodeB    - 5G = gNodeB [ BSC / RNC ]    - BSC = Base Station Controller (mainly 2G)    - RNC = Radio Network Controller (mainly 3G)    - Controls radio resources...

 The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) have just released the toll from a new ADF attack in Lezigo/Kididiwe, one of the outlying districts of Beni, which houses a major army and MONUSCO base. The toll is: - 6 dead, including 5 civilians - 2 wounded - 10 hostages freed by the FARDC

  Colonel Serugaba of Twiwaneho recently asked their leaders to leave Minembwe because Twiwaneho scattered because of FARDC fire. In this message, he confirms that they have no other choice but to leave Minembwe and flee the FARDC (Army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Wazalendo claims that these  Twirwaneho/Rwandans are in Minembwe because of corrupt leaders, but they no longer have ability  to withstand FARDC fire. This is a message being claimed by Wazakendo's as Col.Serugaba's.

 The issue of bombing the camps/bases/bastions of the ADF/ISCAP continues to be the subject of heated debate among Congolese, Ugandan security services including in the mission of the Nations. Several parameters block, for example, a widespread bombing operation on these routes used by #ADF fighters. - Amongst these blockades, the presence of several hostages, often used as human shields by the ADF/ISCAP, comprising mainly women and children who cannot fight. They serve as gatekeepers, trackers or are members of sleeper cells (these elements that can leave the maquis and come settle in the agglomerations to conduct espionage). - Since the majority of ADF/ISCAP fighters are recruited by force or by cunning, regular armies prefer to engage in ground combat to maximize the chances of capture, surrender and direct elimination of harmful fighters who do not choose the first two options. The capture or surrender of these fighters allows intelligence to gather information that was impossi...