Soldiers of the Congolese Defense Forces (FARDC) have been battling attacks launched by coalition of Rwandan Hutu, Burundian Hutu, and Congolese rebels for the last three days. The attackers from the Tutsi Force Republican Federalist (FRF), the Rwandan Hutu of the FDLR and Burundian Hutu of the FNL (Front
National Liberation) lanched their operations over the weekend, killing more dozens of FARDC soldiers and wounding a score.
The fighting have been going on in the Minembwe, Fizi, and Uvira area, in South Kivu. This follows the recent series of defections by Tutsi of CNDP to form new rebellions (See our recent article: CNDP Troops Desert FARDC; General Kayumba Suspected in AfroAmerica Network World Events)
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