GOMA city is per now gettingcompletely isolated by the M23?

According to intelligence reports and analysis,All food supply routes are cut off, from Kibumba to Sake, with the exception of Minova, which remains the last bulwark and where the situation is becoming increasingly chaotic.

Between eradicating this existential threat now, activating his last card with his sincere allies or negotiating on his knees with the "M23 terrorists", President Félix Tshisekedi is facing his destiny and the future of a united Congo.

Moreover, President Tshisekedi could so far count on the resilience and resistance of the population of the region who 30 years later, remain attached to a united Congo and remain resistant to the Rwandan aggression in DRC.

Frontline Report:Current situation on the different front lines this Monday 20/January/2025

 

1) The clashes resumed early this morning of this Monday 20/January, between the FARDC supported by the WAZALENDO against the Rwandan army in MASISI center and its surroundings.

2) The clashes oppose the FARDC to the M23-RDF coalition on the hill of bukarara, a strategic point to dominate the locality of KIMOKA, on the edge of the road connecting sake - KITCHANGA.

3) More than 25 bombs were dropped around the city of SAKE this 20/January/2025.

This Rwandan Army is dropped bombs blindly on the civilian population.

4) The clashes are concentrated on the SAKE-KITCHANGA axis.

The m23 army has just thrown a bomb at the church of the CEPAC in SAKE.Meanwhile, other fighting is underway around Bweremana, precisely near the agglomeration of Bitoka in Masisi territory. The population is fleeing en masse following the loud detonations that hit several villages near the Lukala assembly line. This poor population had already returned to their villages.

The population is fleeing towards Bweremana and Minova. A tense climate is even pushing students to return home, as is the case at the Saint Charles Lwanga Institute in Minova.

At least six fighters from the Twirwaneho self-defense group were neutralized on Sunday, January 19, 2025 in the Ugeafi locality near the Lwiko River in South Kivu province.

 In a statement, the FARDC claimed to have neutralized six Twirwaneho elements, and injured eight others.

Yesterday morning, the Makanika  coalition allied with the Red Tabara, Rwanda's valet through the AFC/M23 attacked the position of the FARDC army of the 132nd battalion of the 13th Rapid Reaction Brigade based in the locality known as Ugeafi, near the Lwiko River. Faced with this attack, your army, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, reacted and thwarted it, inflicting a significant loss," said Lieutenant Elongo Kyondwa Marc, FARDC spokesperson in the Sukola 2 South operational sector of South Kivu.

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo say they are ready to respond to any attempted attack by the enemy who has only one vision, that of sowing terror and destabilizing the country's institutions.

The army claims that the situation is calm. It calls on the population to go about their business freely and, above all, to collaborate in order to foil the Machiavellian plan of the enemies of the Republic.

In Katale/Masisi the Wazalendo claim cutting the route for the supplies of the M23RDF.

 

17/01/2025

Reports from civilians:

This morning, clashes continued between the Rwandan army supported by the M23 rebellion and the Wazalendo in Katal and Rukicha, respectively 12 and 17km from Masisi Center, as well as in Kanii, a village located 3km from Masisi Center .

However, around 8:45 am, our sources report precarious calm.

In the territory of Lubero, the M23 RDFs share the  control of Luofu with the FARDC. Calm is also observed there.

For 3 hours, the clashes have been reported between the M23_RDF and Wazalendo in Kashuga, a village located in the Bashali Mukoto group in the Bashali chiefdom.

Eyeing Alimbongo,the FARDC managed to dislodge, this Friday, January 17 morning, the M23 rebels from Kasake, a hill overlooking the town of Ngungu.

Our Precise Report from Lubero:

A few days after the capture of the Mining and Agricultural city of Ngungu by the Rwandan army, supported by the M23 rebellion, which facilitated a small advance of the rebels to kasake, our intelligence collections from the area affirm that the Fardc, supported by the Wazalendo and the army of Burundi, a country that is in bilateral cooperation with the DRC, stopped the advance of the rebels and chased them from the village of Kasake.

Intelligence from two Frontline affirm that the Congolese army, with its allies, has once again approached the city of Ngungu where the population that had remained there, during the reoccupation of this city by the Rwandan army and M23, has been emptying since yesterday. Some are heading towards Goma and others are heading to the surrounding areas.

According to intelligence report to me,the Fardc, Wazalendo and allies are in Kadahandwa, less than 4km from Ngungu.Furthermore, the Fardc and Wazalendo have still not recovered the locality of Alimbongo, contrary to false information according to which the Fardc would have regained control of this locality, in the territory of Lubero.

The army is advancing with determination for the imminent reconquest of this city and th sorrounding localities.

Colonel and military administrator of Lubero territory, Alain kiwewa, launched a curse on Rwandan President Paul kagame, while accusing him of being at the origin of the troubles in the eastern part of the DRC.

USA dismayed by Kagame's military stunts in North Kivu

 

United States of America expresses its dismay at the extent of Rwanda's military activities in North Kivu province, alongside the M23 rebels. This increased activism by Rwandan soldiers is confirmed by the latest report of the United Nations Group of Experts on the security situation in eastern DRC.

In a statement published on its website on Wednesday, January 15, the US State Department denounced the deployment by the Rwandan army of sophisticated military equipment in the region, including GPS-guided mortars. mortars.

"The United States condemns the unlawful presence of several thousand Rwandan troops in the DRC, as well as Rwanda's support for and direction of the U.N.- and U.S.-sanctioned M23 militia, and Rwanda's use of surface-to-air missile systems, GPS-guided mortars, and anti-tank missiles," the State Department said.

The statement also highlights GPS jamming activities carried out by the Rwandan army and the M23, which jeopardize humanitarian air operations in the region.

“Rwanda and M23 must immediately cease their GPS jamming and spoofing activities, which continue to impede MONUSCO air operations and UN humanitarian flights in North Kivu. These actions endanger UN and humanitarian personnel while blocking much-needed assistance to civilians suffering from violence,” the US State Department added.

The recently published report also confirms Rwanda's hierarchy over the M23, as well as the massive deployment of soldiers and advanced military equipment in North kivu.

Thirty-seven (37) former hostages of the ADF rebels were handed over to civil society in Beni this Thursday, January 16, 2025, in the province of North Kivu, in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo

 

The ceremony was facilitated by the Sokola 1 Grand Nord operational sector in front of certain competent authorities. These former hostages were abducted by the attackers, mostly in the fields during rural activities, particularly in Beni, Lubero, Irumu and Mambasa in Ituri.

"37 former hostages recovered by the joint FARDC-UPDF force have just been handed over to the civil society of Beni city and territory this Thursday. They are 07 men and 18 women , 12 children," said Lieutenant-Colonel Mak Hazukay, spokesperson for the Sokola 1 Grand Nord operational sector.

According to this military officer, an M23 fighter recruited in Ituri surrendered to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

Civil society in the city of Beni, through its president, Maître Pépin Kavotha, calls on the population to welcome these civilians and accept them into their families.

As a reminder, several other former hostages were handed over to civil society and MONUSCO last year in the same region in the presence of certain security authorities.

 More than ten (10) people died in an attack attributed to the rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the territory of Lubero (North Kivu), this Wednesday, January 15, 2025.

According to the military administrator of the said territory, who confirmed the in the ADF targeted the village of Makoko located in the chiefdom of Baswagha where they killed these civilians.

"There was an incursion by the ADF into Makoko. It is a village located near Muhangi in the chiefdom of Baswagha. For the moment, our defence elements are working to reassure the security of the population," said Colonel Kiwewa Mitela, administrator of the Lubero territory.

Civil society speaks out about the confused situation in Makoko after this deadly attack.

"Several civilians were killed by the ADF in Makoko. There were about ten dead. Among the victims was the Mwami of the Bulengya group. They fell into an ambush set by the enemy in Luthambi," declared César Kambale Mughutha, president of the youth in Baswagha.

Following this incursion, socio-economic activities were paralyzed in Makoko, and even in the Muhangi agglomeration, independent sources reported.

"In Muhangi and surrounding areas, activities have been paralyzed following the ADF attack in Makoko. Students were sent home early due to fear," said a local resident on condition of anonymity.

This situation worries local civil society. It calls on the military authorities to quickly get to work to confront the enemy “who wants to destabilize this part that supplies the city of Butembo with food.”

It should be noted that the ADF rebels have, in recent days, intensified attacks in certain towns of Bapere and Baswagha in Lubero territory, causing deaths of men alongside the property of the population reduced to ashes.

Is willy Ngoma dead or alive or sidelined?FARDC and Wazalendo are eyeing Rubaya

Violent clashes are taking place this Wednesday, January 15, between the Congolese army and its allies and the M23/AFC rebels on several fronts in three of the six territories of North Kivu. Local sources speak of the FARDC advancing in Nyiragongo and Bwito. Clashes are also reported in several villages south of Lubero, notably in Kamandi Gite and Kibanda, located west of the rural commune of Kayna. Information from local and security sources indicates that the clashes began around 9 a.m. this Wednesday, January 15. These clashes are concentrated in the villages of Alimbongo and Luofu, approximately 60 kilometers from Lubero-centre. Explosions of heavy and light weapons were heard as far as Kayna and Kirumba, according to several civil society actors. In parallel, other fighting was reported further east, in the village of Luofu and around the rural area of ​​Kirumba. Security sources confirm these clashes, but without providing further details. They note that the FARDC, which maintains its initial positions, is responding to attacks by the M23 rebels, supported by Rwanda, by hitting rebel positions with artillery and combat helicopters. Tensions remain high in the region, with reports of reinforcements in men and ammunition on both sides.

RDF Strategy: A Maneuver, the terrorist RDF, are trying to outflank towards Virunga Park to reach Mubambiro. Mubambiro is located behind Sake, their objective being to bypass and attack Sake from the rear through a strategic outflanking. We can already anticipate their next move with this attempt at circumvention. The rise in power of the FARDC is a reality now fear has changed sides.

On the NYIRAGONGO axis, the Rwandan army has reinforced its men who have just launched the lightning offensive on the positions of the WAZALENDO / FARDC in Nditi. Some heavy weapons of the Rwandan army are firing from Rwandan territory. Not to mention that this area where the clashes are taking place is not far from Rwanda and the city of GOMA. We recommend the involvement of fighter planes to neutralize this Rwandan force which is targeting the city of GOMA.

The Congolese army and the Wazalendo are about to completely surround the mining city of Rubaya The northern, western and eastern positions of the city are already conquered, the battle continues for the southern positions still under the control of the M23 The city is already visible to the FARDC from the hills

The M23 in pain, abandons weapons and ammunition Apart from Rukara, the attackers are not on any other hill on the Ngungu side... the agglomeration of Ngungu remains in the hands of the FARDC-VDP (Wazalendo) The elements of the M23/RDF who, since 4am, have launched assaults to recapture this city that they lost 3 days ago, have come under fire from the coalition of loyalist forces and have just withdrawn to the Kasuku hill according to our sources. The Rwandan army has changed its strategy on all front lines to try to hide its dead. After the loss of its men, this Rwandan Army has just equipped its men with Burundian uniforms to try to manipulate the weak, namely the Burundian soldiers who die on the front lines. As they do not have evidence that can help them manipulate national and international opinion on the FARDC / WAZALENDO, now they have just attacked the Burundian army. NB: If these are Burundian soldiers who die in North Kivu, why are they buried in Rwanda?

Colonel Musa of the Wazalendo Resistance has just confirmed the death of Sultani MAKENGA's younger brother of the M23. According to this colonel, Sultani MAKENGA's little brother was among the commanders who coordinated operations around the strategic city of Ngungu - RUBAYA. Colonel Musa identified him among the bodies on the ground on the hill overlooking the city of Ngungu.

I see Rwandans mentioning Oscar Balinda as the spokesperson for the M23. So tell us: Willy Ngoma is no longer the spokesperson, or is he dead? It is conjugated in the past tense. Have you seen his appearances as he had the hemp-like and megalomaniacal fantasy of doing? Maybe he has been kicked out of this world. Information for Congolese members of the M23. A meeting was held in Kigali during which it was decided to exclude all Congolese from decision-making bodies because the phase of transplanting Rwandans to Kivu has begun. Remember Roger LUMBALA. The Rwandan movement in Congo has been drained of all substance. The snake is dead, it is only its tail that moves.