FARDC captures 5 CODECO militiamen

The armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo claim to have captured 5 millicians during an operation in the locality of Kunda, in the chiefdom of Babelebe, territory of Irumu.
The confirmation is from Lieutenant Jules Ngongo, army spokesman in Ituri, who denied the information circulating on social media indicating a probable attack on a FARDC position.
"No position of the Armed Forces has been attacked, we have launched operations since yesterday and the routed millitarians have clashed with our elements of the Armed Forces in this area. Moreover, this allowed us to capture 5 of them and currently military operations continue with the objective of neutralizing and erasing this movement in the area "he explained. 
He calls on the local population to be calm, not to panic and to support his army with the end goal "to silence the guns in this land".
The territory of Irumu is currently facing several abuses against the civilian populations on the part of several groups of militia griupss, in particular the Ugandan ADF rebels active in neighboring North Kivu, the FPIC commonly called "Chini ya Kilima", the militia. self-defense

MONUSCO launched a police training session for police trainers at Jules Moke school in Bukavu

The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in Congo (MONUSCO), through its police (UNPOL) launched on Monday, August 17, at the Jules Moke police school in the commune of Bagira in the city of Bukavu (South Kivu), a training session for trainers of the Congolese National Police (PNC), for the benefit of 40 executives and agents of this institution.
“This training aims to provide the province of South Kivu with a reserve of well-equipped PNC trainers to transmit knowledge to managers and agents during future training sessions. It will last until September 9th. Likewise, since August 10, the United Nations police have been training the commanders of the large units of the PNC South Kivu on human rights and the management of law and order, ”MONUSCO said in its account. rendering of August 19.
In Goma (North Kivu), 25 elements of the PNC attended a training course on "general intelligence" from 8 to 12 August 2020. The United Nations Police (UNPOL) organized this workshop with the aim of increasing their knowledge of intelligence exploitation and transmission methods.
“In Kananga, in Kasaï-Central, from August 17 to 22, 2020, UNPOL is developing the educational skills of inspectors from the branch of the General Inspection (IGPNC) of Kananga, and from August 11 to 20 in Tshikapa, are trained respect for human rights in the management of public order 50 PNC agents ”, adds the report.
In all, according to this report, 1,316 PNC executives and agents, men and women, were trained between January and August 2020, despite the Coronavirus pandemic. And this, on thematic axes such as policing techniques, professional technical intervention gestures, road traffic, general information, community policing, child protection, violence based on gender and the judicial police.

4 new deaths from confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease are recorded in Ecuador, including 2 in Lolanga Mampoko in Boyeka, 1 in Ingende in Botakola and 1 in Mbandaka in Ipeko.

This was reported by the latest epidemiological bulletin of this disease which is rampant in this province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, of August 17, 2020, made public last Tuesday.
The same source adds that 5 new confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease have been identified in this province, including 2 in Lolanga Mampoko in Boyeka, 1 in Ingende in Botakola and 1 in Mbandaka in Ipeko.
No new people have emerged cured from Ebola treatment centers in Ecuador.
“Since the start of the epidemic declared on June 01, 2020, the cumulative number of cases is 94, of which 90 are confirmed and 4 are probable. In total, there were 41 deaths including 4 probable and 37 winners of EVD (Ebola virus disease, editor's note) ”, specifies the same bulletin.

China revealed a new glide bomb similar to the US’ Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW) that is being touted as a munition that can “effectively paralyze an airfield in one shot.

A report by China Central Television (CCTV) has revealed a new glide bomb similar to the US’ Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW) that is being touted as a munition that can “effectively paralyze an airfield in one shot.”
On Saturday, CCTV reported on a new “guided glide dispenser bomb” being fielded by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) that could wreak havoc on enemy airfields and choke points.
According to a report by the Shanghai-based outlet Eastday , the bomb has a range of roughly 60 kilometers, which it can reach by extending glide fins after deployment. The weapon can carry some 240 submunitions of six different types that disperse over the target, covering an area of up to 6,000 square meters, or about 1.5 acres, according to a lead engineer at China North Industries Group Corp (NORINCO), the bomb’s manufacturer.
500 kilo Munition Dispenser, capable of carrying cluster and other guided munitions. Chinese Verison of The JSOW

“A typical munitions dispenser like this can disable an airfield for an extended period with only one shot, because the sheer number of submunitions means the whole runway will be destroyed, and it is also possible that some of the submunitions will be mines, which will make attempts to repair the runway very risky,” the Global Times reported, paraphrasing a military expert.
That makes the new bomb much like the British JP233 anti-runway penetration bomb, which deployed both tarmac-wrecking bomblets and hand grenade-like munitions for repair crews to stumble upon later. However, unlike the JP233, which had to be deployed manually by a Tornado jet making a terrifying low pass directly over the airstrip, a Chinese aircraft could drop this glide bomb safely from dozens of miles away.
Under ideal conditions, anti-runway bombs can be war-changing. The Israel Defense Forces, which pioneered the bomb type, used them to devastating effect in Operation Focus during the early hours of the 1967 Six-Day War, destroying almost the entire Egyptian Air Force while it was sitting on the ground.
The Drive also noted that, like the American JSOW, the Chinese weapon could also be used for suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) by replacing the bomblets with a single huge warhead. With the CCTV footage showing a launch from a Shenyang J-8 fighter long used by the PLA in a SEAD role, the possibility of it filling this role cannot be dismissed.
According to the Global Times, the J-16 and JH-7 strike aircraft and the H-6 bomber can carry the weapon.

kalshinikov company to demonstrate a rifle that can sync with mobile phones and other mobile devices

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Kalashnikov will demonstrate its smart-rifle that can sync with mobile devices at Army-2020 expo, the company said on Tuesday.
According to the arms manufacturer, the new firearm is based on MR-155 smoothbore rifle.
The video on the company's VKontakte page shows the rifle's futuristic design. The new firearm has a collimator sight and a synchronization display.
The expo is scheduled to take place from August 23-29 near Moscow.

Norway has expelled a Russian diplomat on allegations of espionage

Police in Norway detained a 50-year-old Norwegian male, accused of giving secret information to a foreign country that "could harm Norway's fundamental interests", on 15 August. The arrested man allegedly met with a Russian intelligence officer.
The Norwegian Foreign Ministry has decided to expel a Russian diplomat from the country in connection with the espionage scandal, the NRK reported.
According to the report, the diplomat acted in a manner that was "incompatible with diplomatic status".
As the head of the communications department of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, Trude Maaseide, told NRK, the diplomatic department made the decision because "the Russian diplomat met with a Norwegian spy". He also noted that the name of the diplomat will not be announced, but that the expelled official worked in the trade department at the Russian Embassy.
The Russian Embassy in Norway hasn't commented on the matter.
On 15 August, the Norwegian police security service arrested a person who had reportedly met with a Russian intelligence operative and is suspected of handing over state secrets. The detained Norwegian has refused to admit any guilt and demands to be released from police custody. According to the police security service, he met with a Russian intelligence officer several times. The man could face up to 15 years in prison.
The company DNV GL has confirmed that the arrested person was one of its employees. The company said that he had no access to classified information and that he did not work on any projesct related to defence.

North kivu records the highest number of new Covid19 cases again!

 DRC recorded on  Tuesday 20 new confirmed positive cases for covid 19. According to the bulletin of the technical committee of the response, 12 cases are from North Kivu, 5 in Kinshasa, 2 in Ituri and 1 in Haut Uélé.
Since the start of the epidemic declared on March 10, 2020, the cumulative number of cases has stood at 9,741, including 9,740 confirmed cases and 1 probable case.
13 new people discharged cured in the CTCo and among the patients followed at home in Kinshasa. There have already been 8,895 people cured and 246 deaths (245 confirmed cases and 1 probable case since the start after 3 new deaths of the confirmed cases recorded this Wednesday.
• 213 suspected cases after investigations;
• 293 samples tested;
In its bulletin, the response indicates that the Covid-19 test is free for everyone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, the traveler test costs US $ 30.
The 17 provinces affected:
• Kinshasa: 7,854 cases;
• North Kivu: 563 cases;
• Kongo Central: 429 cases;
• Haut-Katanga: 314 cases;
• South Kivu: 295 cases;
• Lualaba: 94 cases;
• Ituri: 90 cases;
• Haut-Uélé: 44 cases;
• Tshopo: 27 cases;
• Nord-Ubangi: 9 cases;
• Ecuador: 6 cases;
• Kwilu: 6 cases;
• Sud-Ubangi: 5 cases;
• Haut-Lomami: 1 case:
• Kasaï: 1 case;
• Kasaï Central: 1 case;
• Kwango: 1 case.

Suspected ADF rebels ambushed road users on Mbau-kamango in Beni and killed 7

Suspected ADF rebels ambushed users of the Mbau-Kamango road in Beni territory in North Kivu late Tuesday, August 18, 2020.
According to Esdras Mathe, president of the Youth Council in the Beni-Mbau sector had to say, the provisional report shows 6 people killed including two security elements at Kilometric Points 18 and 19 in the Beni sector. -Mbau.
Official sources speak of 7 dead.
"So far, we have recorded 7 dead. There are civilians including those of Beni-ville and Oïcha or even security elements who died during this ambush. Some bodies have already been transported to Oïcha and Beni-ville. Others would still be at the scene of the tragedy, "said Nicolas Kikuku, burgomaster of Oïcha commune.
The victims killed left the city of Beni for the region of Watalinga in the same territory.
The association of Taxis-motorcycles and cars has decreed a "taxi-free day" throughout Beni from Wednesday August 19, in order to sympathize with the families of people who fell in this ambush.There is increased attacks by ADF rebels in this territory and it is believed that they have mastered the deployment schedules and movements of FARDC,and it us why they hit their targets easily who are mainly innocent civilians.

5 killed by ADF in a Tuesday attack

5 people, including two soldiers, were killed in an ambush attributed to fighters of Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on Tuesday, August 18, at kilometer point 18 (PK18) on the Mbau-Kamango road, in Beni territory. (North Kivu).
According to local civil society, among the victims are two soldiers and two women. Janvier Kasairyo, one of the representatives of civil society in Beni territory who said that most of the civilian victims came from the locality of Kamango for the town of Beni.
The bodies were lifted from the scene of the tragedy and are currently in the morgue of the Oicha General Hospital, the same source adds.
Not far from there, at kilometer point 27 on the same road, the army confronted a group of ADF fighters at 12 noon local time. After a few minutes of clashes, the attackers stalled.
"Our troops have activated the combat patrol in the area to put an end to these terrorists, who are trying to avenge the surgical strike they had in the Banande-Kainama group," said Anthony Mualutchayi, spokesperson for Sokola operations. 1.
This is the second rebel attack that claims victims every week. Four civilians were killed last week by Ugandan ADF rebels at kilometer point 16.

A total of  485 elements of the armed group and Mouvement Politico-Militaire Nduma Defense Of Congo Rénové (NDC-R) surrendered to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, August 17, 2020 in Kashuga, in the Masisi territory in the north. -Kivu.

Désiré Ngabo, current president of this pro-Gilbert Bwira movement which gave out this information said that these elements have handed over to the FARDC 90 individual weapons, a weapon of the PKM brand and another of RPJ7.
“We are in the process of surrender and already yesterday (Monday, editor's note) in Kashuga in Masisi we brought out the first wave which is of 485 elements, 90 individual weapons, 1 PKM and 1 RPJ7. The next step will be to go in the other axis so that the surrender is effective, ”he said.
Hundreds of other NDC-R elements scattered in several villages of Masisi and Walikale are expected for the surrender to be effective.
This movement calls on the Congolese government to take ownership of this process and that the FARDC deploy in the entities abandoned by this movement to prevent other armed groups from settling there.
“We want the Congolese government to take ownership of this process and for the FARDC to deploy in the entities that we have abandoned to secure the population.
Because when we abandon certain positions, the FDLR and Nyantura settle there suddenly, ”Désiré Ngabo dropped.
In early July 2020, the NDC-R announced the dismissal of Guidon Shimiray as the commander-in-chief of this self-defense militia. Since then, the latter has taken a few men with him and clashes with the wing Bwira Gilbert have already made about fifty words in both camps