ATMIS troops stationed at Billis Qoqani Forward Operating Base (FOB) and Somali Security Forces (SSF) conducted a free medical camp for vulnerable people in the community.

 The beneficiaries were thankful for the support of ATMIS KDF troops. The medicamp forms part of ATMIS’ Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Initiatives to strengthen relations between the military and local communities.

In a similar development ,the ATMIS Sector 4 Commander, Col. Said Waberi Harour, chaired a high-level security meeting to assess the security and humanitarian situation in Beletweyne, following the handover of Orhasan Forward Operating Base (FOB) to the Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF).

The meeting, held at Sector 4 HQ, agreed to intensify joint patrols and share intelligence to deter Al-Shabaab attacks on civilians.

In attendance were Djibouti National Defence Force (DNDF) 1stBattalion Commander (DNDF), Lt. Col. Mohamed Hassan Abdallah; senior SNAF personnel, officials from the Hiran region administration and officers from Somali Police Force (SPF).

Richard Todwong, the Secretary General of Uganda's ruling party, the National Resistance Movement, has confirmed that his brother, Major Opiyo Patrick, was killed on Sunday, July 7, 2024 in Somalia, between Buulo Nagad and Ceel Wareego Lower Shabelle region.

 Photo late Major Opio(RIP)

In a statement released on Monday, ATMIS said, "a joint ATMIS-UPDF and SNAF, logistics convoy was hit by a command wire, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Sunday along the Mogadishu-Buffow-Barawe route."

"The attack claimed two lives and injured personnel from both ATMIS and SNAF. All casualties have been evacuated to medical facilities."

ATMIS offered a heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased and prayed for a quick recovery to the injured.

"The incident strengthens our resolve to support peace and security efforts in Somalia," ATMIS stated.

The deceased include Maj Opio Awany, ;brother of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Secretary General, Richard Todwong.

Captain Ibrahim Ssekito, the UPDF Battle Group Information Officer, confirmed Maj. Patrick Opio Awany's death and said three UPDF soldiers were injured in the attack which occurred at 1:00pm on Sunday, July 7, 2024 between Buulo Nagad and Ceel Wareego, Lower Shabelle in Somalia.

“He was a convoy commander. Al-Shabaab laid an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) against his convoy which hit his vehicle and killed him,” Capt. Ssekito said.”

He said the ill-fated convoy was carrying logistics and that Maj. Awany who was part of the Motorised Infantry Brigade of the UPDF, died on the spot.

On Monday, Todwong who is currently attending a public Service Leaders' introspection retreat for Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, and NRM top leadership, at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi, took to X-platform to mourn his brother.

“I celebrate my brother, Maj. Opio Patrick Awany. Your dedication to protecting our country was your code and you approached your duty with unmatched passion. You bravely faced countless battles in the Central African Republic, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia,” Todwong said.

He revealed his brother’s life, “was tragically cut short on Sunday morning as you served our continent Africa. May your legacy endure to inspire more heroes. We will forever hold you in our hearts, Patrick. You were a true patriot.”

This attack comes in the wake of a directive by the ATMIS that the troop contributing countries engage in a drawdown that will see the numbers of soldiers deployed to back up Somali National Force reduced and some operations handed back to Federal Government of Somalia Forces.

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watch the video of the full proceedings from UN security council on the war in North Kivu

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M23 concetrating reinforcements for the assault on Goma.Residents alert the DRC gorvenment of a planned attack on Goma

 According to a resident of Rumangabo in the territory of Rutshuru on the Rutshuru-Goma road, several vehicles carrying M23 soldiers crossed Rubare last night towards Kibumba at the gate of the city of Goma.

“An attack on the city of Goma is being prepared,” warns this Congolese.

“This Monday, July 8, 2024 at 9:30 p.m., 5 FUSO brand vehicles and 2 JEEPs full of M23/RDF from Rutshuru center have just crossed here in Rumangabo in the direction of Kibumba,” he testified.

At the beginning of July, civil society in the Nyiragongo territory around the city of Goma, alerted of a plan by Rwanda to attack the city of Goma after the elections in Rwanda 🇷🇼 .

“We are alerting the Congolese authorities to Rwanda's plan to attack the city of Goma just after the current elections in Rwanda,” alerted Mambo Kawaya, from Nyiragongo civil society.

Rwandan soldiers identifieid by UN group of experts report ,implicated in the m23 war !

Watch the videos below on what Switzerland,UK and USA representatives said on the report.

conservative estimate of 3,000 to 4,000 RDF troops were deployed in Nyiragongo, Rutshuru and Masisi territories at the time of drafting.35 Many belonged to the 2nd and 3rd Divisions, the latter commanded by Major General Eugène Nkubito.

RDF Division, brigades and battalions, and RDF officers involved in operations in Petit Nord

• RDF troops and officers from the 2nd and 3rd RDF Divisions, RDF Special Forces, the Reserve force.Deployed RDF troops included members of the 201st, 301st, 405th and 509th Brigades.

RDF soldiers of the 3rd, 4th, 7th, 19th, 25th, 37th, 41st, 67th and 101st battalions were deployed until at least , RDF soldiers of the 11th, 17th, 31st, 39th and 83rd battalions were deployed.

RDF special forces were commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Augustin Ryarasa Migabo, who reported to Major-General Ruki Karusisi (S/2023/431, para. 59; and S/2023/990, para. 30).36 Annex 30 provides additional information regarding RDF officers involved in planning.

Lieutenant-Colonel Sam Ruhunga (DID) was one of the instructors identified as providing command and leadership training to M23 cadres

RDF troops and officers from the 2nd and 3rd RDF Divisions, RDF Special Forces, the Reserve force (see below)RDF troops and officers from the 2nd and 3rd RDF Divisions, RDF Special Forces, the Reserve forcesorc

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Extracts from the mapping report:

Kinshasa gorvenment was very clear at the UN security council meeting,"Nta na rimwe hazabaho ibiganiro mu gihe RDF itarava ku butaka bwacu".

 

(Watch the video below in a UN security council meeting)

Bintou Keita told the Security Council ,“There will be no military solution to this conflict, and that peace can only be restored through lasting political solutions. I therefore express my gratitude and full support for the continued mediation efforts led by Angolan President João Lourenço between the DRC and Rwanda within the framework of the Luanda process. These require the full support of the international community,” 

DRC's representative on the Security Council returned to the salient points in response to Rwanda.He said"First of all we have 9 neighboring countries, the nationals are with us, they live there without problem, for what reasons would only the Rwandan speakers be attacked?

We authorized Rwanda to come to our soil to hunt down the FDLR, they carried out operations and they claimed that there was only a residual force left and which no longer constituted a threat.Today, they speak of a threat against their country.We only ask one thing, that he withdraws his military from our country.”

 “Neither a military solution nor the fact of considering Rwanda as a scapegoat can constitute a lasting solution to this crisis”, lamented the representative of Rwanda to the UN.

 The representative of the DRC to the UN, Zénon Mukongoy further calls on the UN Security Council to define a sanction regime for Rwanda , to sanction anyone involved in this aggression, to demand unconditional withdrawal Rwandan troops from the DRC under penalty of individual or collective sanctions.

On Uganda,The Congolese government says it is concerned by the United Nations report which attests that the Ugandan military (UPDF) supports the M23 rebellion in the war in North Kivu. “We will raise the issue on a diplomatic level,” declared the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation .

There is a report too that special forces unit from chad will soon be deployed in eastern DRC to fight the rebels of the  M23 , several security sources in the region report.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tanzania J.Makamba issues a press release on the meeting held at Zanzibar

 

“The ministers recognized that my viable path towards lasting peace and security in Eastern DRC is through a political process and recommended the convening of a summit of heads of state of the EAC in order to revive the political aspect of the Nairobi process led by the EAC in coordination with the Luanda process”