Frontline Situation on the axes at 5:38 p.m. this Sunday, October 8

The clashes in the locality of Kinyandonyi on the morning of this Sunday led to 5 injured civilians including 3 women, 1 man and 1 child around 10 years old, who was quickly transferred to the 'HGR of Rutshuru. The M23 rebels managed to push back the young resistance fighters in this region, where two bodies were lying on the ground, one of which was identified as being that of an M23 rebel and another of a young atriote resistance fighter. In the territory of Masisi, the M23 rebels have just recorded enormous losses, the young people of the self-defense managed to recover kilolirwe/Nturo, Antenne Kilolirwe and petit Masisi. 47 corpses of M23 elements were counted by local sources, images of which we will not be able to publish due to lack of sensitivity. Weapons have also just been recovered by the young self-defense volunteers, including 1 tuelve, 1 mortar 82, 7RPG, 3Pkm. In Kitchanga the situation is calm but volatile.

Fresh fighting resume in masisi and Rutshuru

 

At 8:00 a.m. this Sunday, the village of Kilolirwe in the territory of Masisi again fell under the control of the Résistants Patriots.On the Kitchanga axis the situation is relatively calm under control of M23 . Fighting could arise following the presence of wazalendo around Kitshanga.

clashes were reported on several axes:In the territory of Rutshuru in kinyandongyi, a locality located ±13 km from the city of Kiwanja on the road Goma - ishasha and in Mabenga on the Goma-Butembo road.

 In the territory of Masisi in Kilolirwe/nturo, since 4 hours, clashes with heavy and light weapons have been reported between young patriotic resistance fighters who do not want to leave the M23 rebels and the Rwanda whom they judge to be aggressors.

From dawn there has been fighting in Rutshuru with wazalendo aiming at rescuing kiwanja.

“My dear brother,the fighting has been tough here, but since 5:50 a.m., the rebels have given up. We are seeing Rwandan cards on their bodies,” explains a source on frontline.The front opened early this morning in the village of kinyandongyi about 13 km from the city of Kiwanja on the road Goma - Ishasha and towards the bridge of Mabenga on the Goma road - Butembo is approaching the city of Kiwanja according to local sousources.The bullets that we heard a little far away are getting closer to Kiwanja center at the moment,” says this source.

According to report iam receiving now,since 3:57 am central African time /10:57 east African time, clashes have resumed between the young resistance fighters who had retreated to Kabati ,with heavy attacks on the rebels of M23 .

My confidant sources on the front line confirm the recovery of Kilolirwe/Nturo, small Masisi, Kilolirwe Antenna as far as Shangi by the Wazalendo . Meanwhile, the FARDC still say that they remain respectful of the ceasefire in accordance with the LUANDA roadmap.

A local source claims that the UPDF troop under the EACF_DRC intervened to stop the progress of the young resistance fighters who were heading to Kiwanja . A bomb exploded in the village of Kibututu 8km from kiwanja on the Binza axis, causing the death of a woman .

Photos:Near the Catholic church of Buturande Kiwanja this morning as people enjoy church service.

The chief of the lions of sarambwe has vowed to crash the wazalendo

 The M23 has sent a strong warning that it will not allow fresh troops or other FARDC soldiers to land in Goma and/or FARDC planes to land there. Eyes and heavy weapons are focused everywhere around Goma airport.

M23 has warned that ,FARDC attempt to use the sukhoi will be one of the greatest mistakes and calculations now.

M23 has slept in Kitchanga

 

The city of kitchanga spends this night under the control of the rebels of M23 who have just repulsed the attempt of the young patriots who were relaunching the offensives with the hope of dislodging the rebels in the hill of Mubugu , a hill overlooking the city of Kitchanga.

The M23 already controls up to the level of Rusinga.

DRC army bans use of smart phones and broadcast of images of ongoing war operations.

 

Wazalendo resumes fire on M23 after reinforcements!

 

 4:35 p.m eastAfrican time. The clashes resumed. Reinforcement has just arrived from all sides (Muhongozi, Mweso, Kizimba and Chahemba). The strategic hill of mubugu, where the M23 rebels had already settled, is under fire and shooting from all corners Our source, who observes from his bedroom window, confirms that the M23 rebels are collecting the bodies of theirs who fall on the battlefield. Having re-entered the cit Gitchanga, will wazalendo again manage to dislodge them from Kitchanga?

Ugandan gorvenment finally talks on the claimed new border erected on Congolese soil

 

| The Chargé d'affaires ai of the Ugandan Embassy in the DRC was summoned and received by DRC minister of external affairs ,Christopher Lutundula

 , on Friday 06.10.2023 , concerning the information reporting the new border pillars which were reported to have been placed by the Uganda in Rutshuru. In a written official letter ,Ugandan official claimed that it was a toxic utterance meant to spoil DRC and Uganda relations.