Daniel Michombero reported that the FARDC, supported by the Wazalendo, had regained control of the village of Muhungu in the high plateaus of the Itara-Luvungi grouping, Walungu territory, South Kivu, after clashes with the FRN-M23-RDF coalition. Citing a military source, he indicated that the rebels had attacked army positions at Kadeze in an attempt to advance and secure the passage of reinforcements to Kaziba. An officer deployed at the front reportedly told him that the army had retaliated before regaining Muhungu. Michombero also reported that a resident, contacted by phone in the morning, expressed relief at seeing the FARDC and the Wazalendo of the self-proclaimed patriot General Bikotwa in the village. The resident said he hoped for the liberation of other occupied areas and accused the Rwandan army of treating the inhabitants like slaves. According to information relayed by Michombero, fighting had resumed early in the morning on several fronts in South Kivu. He added that Munanira and Bideka, reported the day before as occupied by the FRN-M23-RDF coalition, remained under the control of the Congolese army. #RDC #SudKivu #FARDC (translated)
