M23 captures a radio station and holds meetings in areas it is controlling

 

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Lubero

M23 has also captured one radio station in Lubero and sources inside the M23 circles say that they will start airing programs on this radio station.

The UN security council resolution on DRC situation

 

The Kaseghe assault!

 

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) are reorganizing to stop the advance of the M23 rebels supported by Rwanda. Taking advantage of this moment, the rebels attempted to advance quickly to break through the defenses at Alimbongo. However, on the road, they fell into an ambush by the FARDC who inflicted heavy losses on them. The surviving rebels had to retreat to the area around Kaseghe, according to our sources on site. Our sources in Kirumba report that two rebel positions, including Kasando, were shelled by heavy FARDC weapons this Monday, July 1. Several deaths and injuries were recorded among the M23_RDF rebels, who did not expect a rapid reorganization of the FARDC work of Major General Chiko Tshitambwe Commander Front Nord who is daily behind the soldiers and commanders of the troops to push them to do your best to stop and push the enemy out of the area.

The foiled attack near KASEHE-BUSOROBYA

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The FARDC foiled an attack by the enemy M23 near KASEHE-BUSOROBYA this Monday July 1, 2024 who thought they were advancing without any constraint. The Northern Front Comd, GMaj Chicko tshitambwe Jérôme once again calls on the population not to give in to panic.

Intensification of fighting between the FARDC and the M23 in North Kivu.

 According to local sources, fighting has resumed after a lull observed since Monday. The clashes are taking place near Kaseghe, a locality located approximately 20 km north of Kirumba, the main commercial center of the Lubero territory. The same sources report that the FARDC, supported by the wazalendo, launched an offensive against the positions of the rebels who are not progressing following a shield imposed near Alimbongo, through which the M23 rebels wanted to bypass on Monday in order to reach Lubero-center via Kasugho.

Som gov launches new offensive against Alshabaab central stronghold. Despite 5 previous large-scale assaults in the past 24 months.

 Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in the Waragadhi area of the Middle Shabelle region on Tuesday to expedite military operations against al-Shabab in the Hirshabelle and Galmudug states of Somalia.

President Mohamud and his delegation held a meeting with military commanders and traditional elders in the area, discussing short-term plans to liberate the remaining areas under the group’s control.

The president has been on the front lines in the fight against al-Shabab over the past year, during which the army has reclaimed significant territory from the group.

Last year, senior U.S. defense officials stated that al-Shabab had reversed all Somali National Army gains made in central Somalia over the previous two years and was now working with Houthi militants to expand its capabilities.

According to senior U.S. defense officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security issues, the Somali National Army’s central Somalia campaign had put al-Shabab “on the back foot” for the past two years. However, one official added that the group had reversed all those gains over the last six months.

Somalia’s national security advisor, Hussein Sheik-Ali, dismissed the extent of al-Shabab’s recent gains, calling the assessment “rubbish” on Twitter.

An M23 ammunition Depot in mungo rumoured to have been burnt by wazalendo

 The is rumour going on that an M23 ammunition depot was  burned by the wazalendo in Rutshuru in Mungo of Busanza

Civil society in North Kivu call Tshisekedi to intensify attacks on M23

Faced with the advance of M23 , civil society in North Kivu calls on the Head of State and Supreme Commander of FARDC to order the opening of widespread fighting on all front lines and to end the unilateral FARDC ceasefire; to deploy well-trained and well-equipped soldiers to secure the borders of the DRC with the Rwanda .

5 VEHICLES BELONGING TO TEARFUND BURNT DOWN ALONG BUTEMBO-LUOTU ROAD

 

At least 5 humanitarian jeeps leaving Lubero for Beni via Butembo were targeted by young people on the Butembo-Luotu road. According to our sources, young people who were on patrol set fire to these jeeps belonging to the NGO TEARFUND near Kavunano during the night from Sunday to Monday. Some young people from the area spent the night under the stars to ensure that the M23 rebels, already present in Lubero, did not infiltrate into Butembo.

Fighting along Kinigi-Rubaya axis

 

Preliminary report in kinigi:

• 37 M23 men Killed
• 9 M23 men captured
• 9 PKM recovered.