FRN press on with offensive, putting FARDC under pressure
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
The Revolutionary Front for the Northern Kivu (FRN) is pressing its advance in South Kivu, putting the FARDC under pressure on several fronts. Deputy Willy Mishiki, leader of the Wazalendo militia, points to possible complicity in this military setback and calls for military justice to investigate, according to Africanews.
Deputy Willy Mishiki, who is also head of the Wazalendo militia, claims there were acts of complicity that contributed to the setback suffered by government forces against FRN rebels. He says the fighters were able to bypass their positions by passing through the bush, and he asks military justice to look for possible betrayals within the ranks.
The FARDC, the Congolese army, have announced a counter-offensive to retake the lost positions. Mishiki urges the population not to panic and to trust the government, the armed forces and the head of state, asserting that « the situation is under control ». The fighting is not confined to the territory of Kalehe, and the FRN’s advance is causing concern over control of several areas of South Kivu.
