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Mkuu wa kitengo cha ujasusi wa kundi la waasi la M23 ameripotiwa kuuawa katika shambulio la ndege isiyo na rubani Mashariki mwa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo.
Maafisa wamefichua kwamba, Kanali Castro Elise Mberabagabo aliuawa jana Jumanne katika shambulio la vikosi vya jeshi la Congo kwenye kambi ya M23 huko Kitchanga, eneo la Masisi.
Wenyeji wa eneo hilo wamesema walisikia milipuko mikubwa huku wanajeshi wa Congo DR wakifanya shambulio la kushtukiza dhidi ya ngome ya waasi katika katika eneo hilo.
Chanzo kimoja kimesema, Mberabagabo aliwahi kuwa Afisa Uhusiano wa Nje wa M23, na kwamba mauaji yake ni hasara kubwa kwa kundi la waasi la M23 kwa sababu amekuwa mhimili wa kundi hilo.
Kanali Castro Elise Mberabagabo ambaye alikuwa na uraia wa Uingereza na ameoa Muingereza, pia alikuwa miongoni mwa wafadhili wakuu wa kundi la waasi la M23 kupitia mikataba ya dhahabu inayofanyika huko Mashariki mwa Congo.
Mberabagabo anayejulikana sana kama Castro, alimiliki mali na nchini Uganda, London na DRC. Hivi majuzi ChimpReports iliripoti kuwa vikosi vya jeshi la Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo vimenunua makumi ya ndege zisizo na rubani kutoka China ili kukabiliana na tishio la waasi wa M23.
Ndege zisizo na rubani zimekuwa changamoto kubwa kwa makundi ya waasi ambayo katika muongo mmoja uliopita yamekuwa yakitumia mbinu ya vita vya msituni ili dhidi ya jeshi la serikali ya Congo DR.
Jeshi la Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo limetangaza kuanzisha operesheni ya pamoja na wanajeshi wa kikosi cha Jumuiya ya Maendelezo ya nchi za kusini mwa Afrika SADC dhidi ya waasi wa M23 mashariki mwa nchi hiyo.
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M23 rebels have confirmed that their commanders were killed in a military strike by the Congolese armed forces.
“On Tuesday, January 16th, 2024, the Kinshasa régime violated yet again the imposed ceasefire by attacking our forces on the front lines and carrying out acts of assassination behind our front lines, killing two of our commanders,” said M23 in a statement this Wednesday afternoon.
The rebel movement did not disclose the identities of the killed commanders.
However, ChimpReports on Wednesday night exclusively reported that M23’s Head of Intelligence, Colonel Castro Elise Mberabagabo died when the Congolese forces carried out a precision drone strike on the M23’s base in Kitchanga, Masisi territory, eastern DRC on Tuesday.
The death of Mberabagabo, who also served as M23’s External Relations Officer, was seen as a huge blow to the insurgent movement.
M23’s Colonel Castro Elise Mberabagabo was killed in a drone strike in DRC
Mberabagabo, who played a key role in mobilising funds for the movement, was seen as the “heart” of the M23 group.
By Tuesday night, Colonel Erasto Bahati, the top advisor to M23’s military commander, General Sultani Makenga, was said to be fighting for his life after being seriously wounded in the Kitchanga ‘drone’ attack.
In response to the attacks, the M23 stopped short of declaring war on President Felix Tshisekedi’s government.
“M23 respected the Regional leaders’ and International Partners imposed a ceasefire which the Kinshasa regime flouted and ignored,” said M23 in a statement today, adding, “From the foregoing (Kitchanga attack), the M23 has understood the message sent to it by the Kinshasa regime and will respond accordingly.”
Congolese forces recently procured dozens of lethal combat drones from China to counter the M23 rebel threat.
The drones remain a big challenge to the rebel movement which had in the past decade perfected guerilla tactics to inflict severe blows to the Congolese forces.
Moments after the strike in Kitchanga, Congolese forces held a joint press conference with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to announce the commencement of joint military operations against M23 rebels.
“The population of North Kivu must know that this force (SADC) is different from that of the East African Community,” said Lt General Fall Sikabwe, the coordinator of military operations in the province of North Kivu.
“SADC comes with an offensive mandate,” he added.
Officials say SADC intends to deploy at least 7,000 soldiers in DRC. Their mission is to fight and defeat mainly M23 rebels in a space of 12 months.
Since the resurgence of the M23 armed group in DRC in 2021, thousands have perished and more than 500,000 people have fled the violence.
Congo accuses Rwanda of arming M23 rebels and deploying troops to help the rebels, a claim Kigali vehemently denies.
Maafisa wamefichua kwamba, Kanali Castro Elise Mberabagabo aliuawa jana Jumanne katika shambulio la vikosi vya jeshi la Congo kwenye kambi ya M23 huko Kitchanga, eneo la Masisi.
Wenyeji wa eneo hilo wamesema walisikia milipuko mikubwa huku wanajeshi wa Congo DR wakifanya shambulio la kushtukiza dhidi ya ngome ya waasi katika katika eneo hilo.
Chanzo kimoja kimesema, Mberabagabo aliwahi kuwa Afisa Uhusiano wa Nje wa M23, na kwamba mauaji yake ni hasara kubwa kwa kundi la waasi la M23 kwa sababu amekuwa mhimili wa kundi hilo.
Mberabagabo anayejulikana sana kama Castro, alimiliki mali na nchini Uganda, London na DRC. Hivi majuzi ChimpReports iliripoti kuwa vikosi vya jeshi la Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo vimenunua makumi ya ndege zisizo na rubani kutoka China ili kukabiliana na tishio la waasi wa M23.
Ndege zisizo na rubani zimekuwa changamoto kubwa kwa makundi ya waasi ambayo katika muongo mmoja uliopita yamekuwa yakitumia mbinu ya vita vya msituni ili dhidi ya jeshi la serikali ya Congo DR.
Jeshi la Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo limetangaza kuanzisha operesheni ya pamoja na wanajeshi wa kikosi cha Jumuiya ya Maendelezo ya nchi za kusini mwa Afrika SADC dhidi ya waasi wa M23 mashariki mwa nchi hiyo.
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M23 rebels have confirmed that their commanders were killed in a military strike by the Congolese armed forces.
“On Tuesday, January 16th, 2024, the Kinshasa régime violated yet again the imposed ceasefire by attacking our forces on the front lines and carrying out acts of assassination behind our front lines, killing two of our commanders,” said M23 in a statement this Wednesday afternoon.
The rebel movement did not disclose the identities of the killed commanders.
However, ChimpReports on Wednesday night exclusively reported that M23’s Head of Intelligence, Colonel Castro Elise Mberabagabo died when the Congolese forces carried out a precision drone strike on the M23’s base in Kitchanga, Masisi territory, eastern DRC on Tuesday.
The death of Mberabagabo, who also served as M23’s External Relations Officer, was seen as a huge blow to the insurgent movement.
M23’s Colonel Castro Elise Mberabagabo was killed in a drone strike in DRC
Mberabagabo, who played a key role in mobilising funds for the movement, was seen as the “heart” of the M23 group.
By Tuesday night, Colonel Erasto Bahati, the top advisor to M23’s military commander, General Sultani Makenga, was said to be fighting for his life after being seriously wounded in the Kitchanga ‘drone’ attack.
In response to the attacks, the M23 stopped short of declaring war on President Felix Tshisekedi’s government.
“M23 respected the Regional leaders’ and International Partners imposed a ceasefire which the Kinshasa regime flouted and ignored,” said M23 in a statement today, adding, “From the foregoing (Kitchanga attack), the M23 has understood the message sent to it by the Kinshasa regime and will respond accordingly.”
Congolese forces recently procured dozens of lethal combat drones from China to counter the M23 rebel threat.
The drones remain a big challenge to the rebel movement which had in the past decade perfected guerilla tactics to inflict severe blows to the Congolese forces.
Moments after the strike in Kitchanga, Congolese forces held a joint press conference with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to announce the commencement of joint military operations against M23 rebels.
“The population of North Kivu must know that this force (SADC) is different from that of the East African Community,” said Lt General Fall Sikabwe, the coordinator of military operations in the province of North Kivu.
“SADC comes with an offensive mandate,” he added.
Officials say SADC intends to deploy at least 7,000 soldiers in DRC. Their mission is to fight and defeat mainly M23 rebels in a space of 12 months.
Since the resurgence of the M23 armed group in DRC in 2021, thousands have perished and more than 500,000 people have fled the violence.
Congo accuses Rwanda of arming M23 rebels and deploying troops to help the rebels, a claim Kigali vehemently denies.
