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Fighting pits FRN against FARDC in Walungu

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Fighting pits FRN against FARDC in WalunguMONUSCO Photos · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heavy clashes have been opposing FRN rebels and the FARDC, backed by wazalendo fighters, since the morning of 5 November in several villages in Walungu territory, South Kivu. Fighting is taking place notably along the Lutunkulu-Nzibira axis, according to Actualité.cd.

Heavy clashes have been reported since the morning of Thursday 5 November between FRN rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), backed by wazalendo fighters, in several villages in Walungu territory, South Kivu, Actualité.cd reports.

The fighting is taking place notably along the road linking Lutunkulu and Nzibira, according to the Congolese media outlet.

The clashes follow fighting reported on 3 November in three localities in Masisi, then in Mirindano, and the army’s recapture of Mahanga and Kilongo on 5 November, in Masisi.

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  1. 3 NovMore than 100,000 march for peace in South Kivu
  2. 3 NovFour civilians killed in fighting in Masisi
  3. 3 NovFARDC and FRN clash in three localities in Masisi
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  5. 2 NovFighting paralyses farming in Tongo, North Kivu
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