After Saturday, the battles were resumed on Sunday in the eastern Republic of the Democratic Republic of the Congolese army and the M. 23 rebels, security sources indicated that violent clashes occurred.
A citizen on the phone reported that “the battles have been raging since the morning” in the highlands of the Kibomba sector.
A few days ago, the army and rebels have been seeking to control the area located about 20 km north of the city of Juma, the capital of the northern Kivu region.
A security source, who asked not to be identified, stated that “the situation in Kepumba is not good, three soldiers, including Colonel, were just wounded in the battles. ”
Twenty years ago, specifically, on November 20, 2012, the March 23 Movement, which is also known as its abbreviated name “M23”, which is a Congolese militia composed of members of Tutsi ethnicity, seized the city of Juma, which was controlled ten days before it withdraws and suffered a defeat in the following year ..
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