The armed group of M23 has been fighting for five days in a row with the army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the territory of Lubero, North Kivu province.
This phase of fighting began in the morning of December 2, 2024, when a coalition of RDC forces including government soldiers and Wazalendo units launched attacks in areas controlled by M23 and its bases in Kikubo and Kaseghe.
In the morning of the following day, this group again attacked the M23 bases in Mathembe, then in other parts of Masisi territory including Kibabi, Kinigi and France.
After a few hours of fighting, the coalition of the RDC State Forces wants to take back the lost units, on December 4, it again attacked the M23 bases in Lubero including Kaseghe, Alimbongo, Utwe and Mathembe.
On the road connecting Kaseghe and Kirumba business center, which is one of the most important in Lubero, fighting broke out since the morning of December 5, after the RDC government forces again attacked the M23 checkpoint.
. Residents in the center of Kirumba reported that it was the first time they heard the sound of guns being used in the fighting, and that they were worried that they might run away.
The sides are using heavy weapons in this fight. Most of the people who live in the areas where the fighting is going on, have stopped their development activities and fled to safety.
