Soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) regroup at an army outpost on a hill between the village of Kachiru and Mbuzi hill -- an M23 rebel position -- in North Kivu on May 24, 2012. The FARDC has been engaged in battles with M23 rebels who hold the Mbuzi hill, but have seen a relative calm since the night of May 22, taking the opportunity to reinforce their positions. AFP PHOTO/PHIL MOORE

Mapigano Makali yaibuka Kati ya M23 na Wazalendo Kivu Kusini

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Mapambano makali ya M23 na Wazalendo katika Kivu Kusini

Mapigano makali yalizuka Jumatano, Mei 14 kati ya waasi wa M23 na wapiganaji wa Wazalendo katika maeneo mbalimbali ya jimbo la Kivu Kusini.

Vita vilitokea alasiri katika maeneo ya Tchofi na Kasheke ndani ya Tarafa ya Kalehe, pamoja na Kabamba na Mabingu katika Tarafa ya Kabare.

Haya yalifuata mapigano ya Jumanne kati ya M23 na wapiganaji wa Wazalendo wanaounga mkono serikali ya DRC, yaliyofanyika Kasheke na Remera huko Kalehe.

Ripoti zinasema kuwa mapigano yalidumu kwa siku nzima. Ingawa M23 walirudishwa nyuma mwanzoni, walirudi tena na kushambulia wapinzani wao Jumatano hii.

Inaripotiwa kuwa M23 walipokea msaada wa wanajeshi kutoka miji ya Goma na Bukavu, na hivyo wakaanza tena mashambulizi dhidi ya kambi za Wazalendo.

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