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There are reports that the Congolese army, which has deployed two Sukhoi-25 fighter jets in eastern DRC, bombed positions of the M23 rebel movement. As reported by https://trendsnafrica.com/, in last June, the M23, a former Tutsi rebellion splinter group, took up arms at the end of 2021 after a long lull and conquered several localities in the Rutshuru territory in North Kivu, including Bunagana, a strategic town on the Ugandan border.
The M23 rebels resumed their offensive on October 20 and extended their hold westwards. They occupied several localities on national road 2, a strategic axis serving the provincial capital Goma.
Reports said that two fighter jets have just bombed Tchanzu and Runyoni, in the hills near the Ugandan border. The population in Bunagana is reported to be fleeing to Uganda. Two Sukhoi Su-25 fighter jets, deployed in North Kivu, as well as two helicopters, were seen in the sky over Goma on Tuesday morning, according to reports.
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In the meantime, Rwanda protested against the violation of its airspace by a Congolese Su-25 which, according to Kigali, had even briefly landed on the runway of the Rwandan airport of Rubavu, near the Congolese border. Kinshasa conceded to this contention saying that it was an unfortunate overflight of Rwandan territory during a reconnaissance flight by an unarmed aircraft. Relations between Rwanda and the DRC have been very tense in the midst of the resurgence of the M23 (March 23 Movement). DRC blames Rwanda for overtly supporting the M23, which the latter denies.
