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South Kivu: fighting between FRN and army continues in Kambali

By , based on Actualité.cd

Fighting between the FRN and the FARDC, backed by the Wazalendo, continues for a second day in Kambali, near Bulambika in South Kivu, after the army launched an offensive the previous day to retake the locality. The rebellion seized Bunyakiri and Bulambika on 9 November, according to Actualite.cd.

Clashes between the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), backed by the Wazalendo, continue for a second day in Kambali, near Bulambika, in South Kivu, Actualite.cd reports.

The FARDC launched an offensive against the FRN on 12 November to retake Kambali. The Congolese army is being supported in the fighting by the Wazalendo, armed groups allied with government forces, according to Actualite.cd.

The fighting follows the FRN’s seizure of Bunyakiri and Bulambika, announced on 9 November. The FARDC offensive to retake Kambali was announced on 12 November in South Kivu.

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