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The Congolese army, supported by the Wazalendo resistance, recorded a major success on Tuesday, January 7, by regaining control of the strategic town of Ngungu located in the Bahunde chiefdom in Masisi territory, in North Kivu. According to local sources, this decisive advance comes after three days of fighting on the axis linking Numbi to Ngungu. Witnesses report that the fighting was particularly violent, with the rebels trying to maintain their hold on these strategic localities. They confirm having seen during the day, several lifeless bodies of rebels being transported from the front lines. Until the end of the day on Tuesday, detonations were still heard on the outskirts of Ngungu, resembling a combing operation by loyalist forces. In addition to Ngungu, several neighboring villages, including Kataandwa and Ruzirantaka, were also retaken by loyalist forces. This advance helps consolidate the positions of the Congolese army in the region, while tightening the noose around the last strongholds of the M23. As the conflict in eastern DRC continues to intensify, these military successes give hope to local communities who aspire to a return to peace and stability in this region devastated by years of violence. 🛑Urgent: An RDF element captured by the Wazalendo on January 7 in the hills overlooking the city of Sake. The RDF have no choice but to return home otherwise they will all be captured or dead to the last one. PaulKagame sacrifice yourself for nothing. The agglomeration of Kimoka located near the front line in the territory of Masisi has been under fire since the early hours of Tuesday, January 7. Exchanges of fire are underway in this area overlooking the city of Saké approximately 24 kilometers west of the city of Goma. The first information in our possession indicates that these are exchanges of fire between two local armed groups assimilated to the wazalendo who are disputing the control of this region and that the M23 rebels are not engaged. With the proximity of Kimoka to the positions of the M23 rebels, the skirmishes between these armed groups could thus open the way to a coordinated attack by M23 on these positions, hence the call for urgent intervention by the army, our source believes. The rebels have already started to coordinate their attacks near the three Sake antennas, taking advantage of these skirmishes, we learned.