The battle hardened M23 fighters have launched a very powerful offensive against Congolese troops aiming to capture and control Lubero in North Kivu.
Sources have told Taarifa that some soldiers considered to be fugitives among the FARDC who had withdrawn from their initial positions were arrested by the Military Police.
Several residents have fled their homes to much safer areas as fighting continues.
” The M23 rebels launched simultaneous attacks by dropping bombs early this morning on FARDC positions to occupy Ndoluma and Kitsombiro, where the situation remains confused,” our source said.
FARDC combat helicopters were also used to stop the advance of M23 rebels on the Kitsombiro-Lubero centre axis.