Acidic Security

Violent fighting between the AFC/M23 and government forces, supported by Wazalendo armed groups, continues this Tuesday, September 22 in several areas of Masisi territory, in North Kivu. According to civil and military sources contacted this morning in the region, clashes have been reported in particular on the Ngungu axis as well as in the Katoyi sector, where the Wazalendo have been trying for two days to regain control of Mitimingi. Heavy and light weapons fire was heard Tuesday morning until 9 a.m. local time around Mitimingi hill, in the town of Kirambo, Katoyi sector. Detonations were also reported in the surroundings of Miano and several villages near Remeka, in the Ufamandu 1st group, in the Bahunde chiefdom. In Mitimingi, in the Ufamandu 2 group, Wazalendo fighters are trying, according to local sources, to regain this position. On the Remeka-Ngungu axis, a military source affirms, for its part, that elements of the AFC/M23 are increasing attacks against positions recently rec...

  According to claims from different sources,and OSINT collections ,Tanzanian soldiers are said to have entered Burundi via the Kagunga border post in Tanzania before joining Nyanza-Lac. On the ground, they reportedly changed their military uniforms to Burundian uniforms and were integrated into Burundian units. According to information gathered by our Intelligence networks , some of these troops were deployed to Luvungi, in the Ruzizi plain, Itara group, while another joined Rugombo, in the Cibitoke province, on the border between Burundi and Rwanda, on September 15. Their mission is said to be to cut off the Kaziba–Minembwe axis, presented as a supply route for AFC/M23 elements to Minembwe, before launching an offensive towards Point Zéro and attempting to retake Minembwe, particularly on the Masango axis, in the Uvira territory.  Other sources indicate that Tanzania has made such discreet deployments as stand by units in case Rwanda attempts to attack Burundi via its northe...

 

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) have been conducting targeted strikes and tactical maneuvers in South Kivu province for several days, according to Second Lieutenant Reagan Mbuyi, spokesperson for the Sukola 2 South operations. In Fizi territory (Lulenge sector), military command reports having regained control of the villages of Natulonge and Nagushushu following combat operations aimed at pinning down enemy positions along the Nyamiringa–Mukoko axis. The armed forces state their intention to continue advancing toward Kakenge. Meanwhile, in Uvira territory, the FARDC report territorial gains on the right flank of the Mitamba sector. Military command’s stated objective is to curtail the maneuverability of insurgent groups operating in the area and to open a strategic corridor toward Mulambia.

In the territory of Rutshuru, intense fighting is reported in Nyamilima, all agricultural activities have been disrupted this Thursday, September 17, 2026. The fierce attacks by wazalendo and FARDC against the positions of the M23 are raging, heavy and light artillery fire is being heard in this strategic locality. The wazalendo are moving the fronts everywhere in the east of the country, in support of their loyal FARDC warriors they coordinate the strikes with sincerity and professionalism. According to several sources inside the M23,they say that they are preparing a grand retariation to halt the advancement of the wazalendos.

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, supported by the valiant Wazalendo fighters, have retaken full control of: 1. Mohororo 2. Kaleta 3. Miyano Large-scale counter-offensives led by the valiant and invincible FARDC and Wazalendo fighters are continuing toward Katoyi, which is already under threat; the aggressors risk being cut off from any escape route at any moment. The town of Katoyi is already feeling the impact of the Wazalendo and FARDC presence following the capture of nearby areas and the strategic use of the Mitimingi locality. These operations have given the advantage to FARDC and Wazalendo fighters; some m23 fighter  commandos have surrendered, while many others have been neutralized or wounded, and the aggressors are abandoning their heavy weaponry as they flee. Local sources on the ground report that the families of senior figures in the RDF-M23  movement, as well as the wives of Rwandan officers, are leaving Masisi for Goma, while others are h...

The security situation remains tense in the Fizi highlands Contrary to some circulating rumors, the security situation remains very tense in the Fizi highlands. According to our sources on the ground, the town of Angúlé is indeed under the control of the M23 Twirwaneho/AFC rebels. No FARDC or Wazalendo forces have repelled them so far. Important clarification: we never claimed that the rebels had already entered Mulima. We indicated that they were at the gates of this town. To date, no FARDC member has been able to provide a video from Angúlé dated Sunday, September 6, proving otherwise. Furthermore, several sources close to the security situation indicate that Blackwater mercenaries under Erik Prince have regrouped in Uvira. According to these same sources, Uvira is considered a strategic location allowing them to retreat should the area fall under rebel control. We call for an end to the intimidation, death threats, and arrests targeting journalists. The population has the right to b...