DRC army reacts on M23's accusations of violating it's airspace

The DRC Gorvenment hasreacted on M23's accusations of “violating its airspace.” This is an attempt to blind public opinion, because it has been 48 hours since, due to weather problems, no aircraft from the FARDC or their partners has been able to take to the air in North Kivu. In this same context, to justify the attacks they launched this Sunday on our positions in Kikubo in the territory of Lubero, the latter signed, on August 24, and published in the public square a press release evoking a deployment of FARDC troops around areas under their control. This was once again a manipulation of public opinion, says the Congolese army.

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M23 accuses DRC Gorvenment of violating it's airspace!

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Wazalendo and M23 clashed today in Masisi

 Fighting raged this Saturday, August 24 on the Kironko axis, near the town of Buguri, in the territory of Masisi (North Kivu).

At midday, the situation was confused around the locality of Muheto, about 16 kilometers from Masisi-Centre, where crossfire with heavy weapons plunged the population into disarray.

It is difficult, for the moment, to say precisely which of the camps on the battlefield has control of the town of Muheto.

Some sources are already announcing the fall of this region into the hands of the rebels. Other sources, however, maintain that the fighting, which began around 4 am this Saturday, is continuing and has redoubled in intensity.

The M23 rebels, the first to launch the offensive, are said to have opened several other fronts at the same time. Thus, in addition to Muheto, there are fighting in an area including the localities of Kisuma, Nyange, Kaniro, Lukopu, and also on the Katale side.

In Kisuma, the Wazalendo had to force the invaders to retreat, according to local sources.

Since the beginning of the week that is ending, sporadic fighting has been reported, on numerous occasions, in localities in the Masisi territory, forcing the rest of the civilian population to move constantly.

Civil society organisations deplore this lack of respect for the ceasefire period, which should be observed after the humanitarian truce.

Fihtings resume in Masisi

 Lull was observed this Wednesday, August 21 in the Mufunyi Shanga group in the south of the Masisi territory (North Kivu). 

The Mufunyi group has returned to calm after clashes early Tuesday afternoon between M23 rebels and fighters from local armed groups in the villages of Kabashe and Kashengamutwe. 

These villages are located on the hills overlooking the town of Bweremana. 

According to some local sources, local fighters clashed with a rebel patrol, which was attempting to cross to the west of Shasha. 

The sound of gunfire was heard until around 2 p.m. local time on Tuesday, the same sources continued.

Violent clashes also broke out this Wednesday morning at 2:00 a.m. in the territory of Masisi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The M23/RDF rebels were confronted by the FARDC, supported by the Wazalendo. The fighting  concentrated in Rupfunda and Rukopfu less than 10 km from Bihambwe.

These clashes come as authorities from Kinshasa and Kigali meet in Luanda, Angola, for peace talks mediated by Angolan President João Lourenço

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People fleeing after suspected ADF present at Makumo(DRC)

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