M23 opens several fronts in katungutu,muhuzi and kizuka of Uvira and mwenga territories.

 

Violent clashes between the M23-AFC coalition and the Wazalendo raged this Tuesday, August 19, on several front lines, including Katungutu and Muhuzi in the highlands and middle plateaus of Uvira territory and in Kizuka in Mwenga territory.

According to HUMINT collections from the society,On Sunday, the wazalendo in Lulenge and Kipupu had been warned to close the road to the Equatorial Forest because the M23/RED tabara/Twirwaneho enemies who are in Mwenga -Muhuzi wanted to use this road to attack Kipupu and then go to Minembwe to plan an attack to attack Uvira-Fizi and Bujumbura.

According to reports from the frontline, the three battalions led by Colonel Ndabagaza, which have moved up to the highlands to bypass the town of Uvira through the Mitumba ranges, are coming under fire from the Wazalendo.

They have made several attempts to break through towards Minembwe, where the Twirwaneho-Réd Tabara are based, but without success.

They are suffering from tense Wazalendo strikes, resulting in several deaths on the M23-AFC-RDF coalition side.

Belgium foreign Minister expected in Kinshasha this week

Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot will travel to the DRC this week as part of a four-country tour of Central and East Africa. He will be in Kinshasa on Tuesday and then travel to Lubumbashi on Wednesday to visit a subsidiary of Gecamines, a partner of Umicore Group in germanium processing.

ADF kills more Congolese! why does the world watch as ADF massacres innocent civilians???

At least 45 people were killed in a new attack attributed to ADF rebels in the Bapare sector last Thursday. The deadliest incident took place in the village of Melia, where 32 civilians died. According to local authorities, the attackers massacred the victims—including women and children—using machetes and hoes.

They were killed in a double attack carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the Bapere sector, in Lubero territory Read more here (North Kivu). The events took place between August 13 and 14, 2025.As we had reported earlier.

The sector leader and local civil society representatives confirmed this death toll during a telephone interview this ended Saturday, August 16.

"We confirm that there was an ADF attack in the aforementioned group. There are deaths and missing persons. Security services are still working in the area, pursuing the attackers. We will get back to you with the final death toll soon," said Bapere sector leader Macaire Sivikunulwa.

For his part, Samuel Kagheni, president of the Bapere civil society, denounced the death toll as too high and provided more details on the affected villages.

"In the village of Emelia, the ADF executed 32 people. In Ekenge, four more people lost their lives. Far away, in Mutaweza, six civilians perished. These villages are located north of Manguredjipa, more than 60 kilometers away. We ask the relevant authorities to see how to put an end to this barbarity that is causing mourning in the Bapere sector. We also call on the government to support the security forces in this area with personnel and ammunition so that the ADF phenomenon can be brought to an end," he said.

This human rights defender also calls on the National Defense Ministry to relocate the armed groups calling themselves "Wazalendo," as some of them are allegedly causing confusion and collaborating with the rebels.

For,some past days,the civilians had been making alerts of movements of unknown people whom they suspected to be the terrorists,why should civilians make alert to the authorities in DRC and no action made,what does it show....there is evidence as said by one FARDC spokesperson that some civilians aid the terrorists,why can't they weed out such elements???

To me,as someone who has been reading and following much about the attrocities of these terrorists,I call upon,CDF Muhoozi to make more deployments to hunt these terrorists,and many will not care about the noise made about the UPDF's involvement in this Part of DRC..what we need is peace ,and as president Museveni once said,you cannot have a good sleep if your neighbor is under attack.

...For God and My Country....

Was the Australian aircraft on reconnaissance mission?

The sound of aircraft was heard on the evening of Saturday, August 16, over Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, under the administration of the M23-AFC rebel movement.

This overflight has raised many questions, as the city's international airport has remained officially closed since the movement entered the city.

Around 8:52 p.m. local time, a military aircraft was spotted in the skies over Goma, according to several witnesses on the scene.

This information was confirmed by the air tracking app FlightRadar24, which indicates that it appears to be an Australian Army C-130J Super Hercules military aircraft, arriving from Accra, Ghana.

"This is indeed an Australian military aircraft coming from Accra that has just crossed the skies over Goma," said a source close to the M23-AFC, speaking on condition of anonymity.

According to the data consulted, the aircraft was flying over the city at high altitude, with no landing signal. The engine noise, unusual since the airport closure, was clearly heard in several neighborhoods, rekindling speculation about a possible logistics or reconnaissance operation.

Another local security source who requested anonymity also confirmed the aircraft's passage.

"This type of overflight is extremely rare, especially given the current tense situation in Goma. The airport closure does not technically prevent overflights, but it remains unusual," she said.

Since taking control of the city in early 2025, the M23-AFC has banned all civil and military air traffic without express authorization. No official response has yet been issued by the M23-AFC authorities following this incident.

As a reminder, the airspace over the city of Goma, the capital of North Kivu, was suddenly overflown during the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, July 2, by an unidentified aircraft.

Will Uvira survive the anticipated multi faceted attacks???

 

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in South Kivu, in the Mwenga territory, there are numerous RDF/M23/RED TABARA rebels.

As I wrote yesterday , four battalions of RDF-M23/RED/Twirwaneho  advanced towards Rurambo .

According to reliable information, these RDF-M23/Twirwaneho/RED are camped in the Mwenga territory, Lwindi chiefdom, in the Kigogo groupement, in an area called Cigubi. This area is located in a forest zone. Furthermore, Cigubi is rich in precious stones, particularly cassiterite, and a quarry for precious stones, such as cassiterite, has been built (Cigubi is located between Muhuzi and Lwindja).

Let us recall that these RDF-M23/RED are accompanied by a Mufurero named MaiMai Gatare Rushaba, brother of the late Mushombe.

Let us also recall that this MaiMai Rushaba Gatare and RED Tabara, destroyed, killed, pillaged, and even dispersed the Banyamulenge.

These  are camping in Cigubi, and their alleged plan is to head towards Rurambo, in Uvira territory, establish a rear base there, and then attack Uvira and Bujumbura.

Col.Gakufi of RDF/M23/Twirwaneho/RED Tabara/Twirwaneho left Minembwe last night with many soldiers heading to Uvira territory in Bijombo groupement.

Reliable information confirms that before Col.Gakufi left Minembwe, an ambulance vehicle carrying a lot of ammunition preceded them, this ambulance vehicle being a Minembwe general hospital vehicle driven by a driver named Irakoze.

Reliable information confirms that Col.Gakufi headed to Uvira territory in Bijombo groupement to launch attacks on FARDC government troops and Burundian government troops (FDND).

Other reliable information confirms that Col.Mitabu of RDF-M23/ Twirwaneho/RED Tabara in Mikenge is preparing to launch an attack at a place known as Point zero in a camp of Abafurero people.

Colonel Georges Nzibarega, commander of the Burundian brigade operating in the Uvira highlands, sent two battalions into Mwenga territory, in an area called Muhuzi, to block the enemy's route. The two battalions arrived on site after only two (2) months of presence. They opened the gates to allow the RDF-M23/RED Tabara/Twirwaneho to enter.

At the time of writing, reliable information confirms that the RDF/M23/RED-Twirwaneho camp has entered the center of Muhuzi.

It should be noted that Muhuzi is very close to Rurambo in Uvira territory, as it takes three hours to walk from the center of Muhuzi to Rurambo.

New ADF attack in Mayi Moya, three civilians killed

 

The ADF struck again on Wednesday, August 13, in Mayi Moya, Beni territory. Around 7:05 p.m., assailants from the eastern part of the town attacked the Kitsanga neighborhood, killing three men, setting fire to a shop after looting it, and taking domestic animals.

Located about 40 km north of Beni, Mayi Moya has been living in fear for three days, with rebels moving through the Bambuba Kisiki group, putting an end to several months of calm.

Is M23 planning to lay multiple attacks to siege Uvira? Or march for Bufumbira?

 

Colonel Ndabagaza, who had defected and joined the M23-AFC-RDF coalition, has just moved to the highlands of Uvira territory along the Rurambo axis with his battalion.

According to intelligence aand other rumours from Wazalendo;

He moved to the highlands towards Rurambo with two other battalions led by two other Rwandan colonels.Generally, three Rwandan army battalions led by three colonels have just moved to the highlands of Uvira territory along the Rurambo axis.

The Wazalendo are saying "According to the information we have, they are heading towards the highlands of Uvira-Fizi and Itombwe territories".

They have received information that General NGOMA NZITO, who was holding the belt in the HIGH and MIDDLE PLATEAUS of the territory of Uvira-Fizi and Mwenga, has descended into the Ruzizi plain, they have just reinforced in the HIGH PLATEAUS so that they can carry out attacks by descending towards the town of Uvira and Baraka/Fizi and head directly towards the Burundian capital/Bujumbura.

Intelligence collections about these reinforcements:

Reliable information confirms that at 5:00 pm on 13/8/2025, 15 vehicles containing 4 battalions of RDF/M23/RED/Twirwaneho soldiers arrived at the kaziba. Upon arrival, the RDF/M23/RED/Twirwaneho soldiers got out of the vehicle and went up two roads, some headed towards Rurambo, while others took the road called Ngeweshi, where they could flee to Muhuzi.The RDF-M23/RED/Twirwaneho soldiers who are in the mountains above Kaziba and Ngweshi in an area called (Chigubi) and have already killed 15 civilians and burned down the houses of the local population. Their plan is to establish a rear base in Rurambo-Kahololo and then attack Uvira and Burundi - Bujumbura.

Of these, 4 battalions, 2 came from Cyangugu - Kamembe, 1 came from Katana near Kavumu and another one came from the city of Bukavu.

Among those we were able to identify who led these battalions is Col. Zimurinda who leads the battalion from Katana, Col. Ndababagaza Oscar who leads the battalion from Bukavu, and the 2 battalions from Kamembe are allegedly led by Rwandan colonels. We will tell you their names in a moment.