Wazalendo Add to Eastern DRC’s Complex Brew of Combatants
Jan 16, 2024 · Experts say the DRC government is taking a risk in using militias as part of its military-only approach to solving the M23 problem. “The more [DRC] throws their army and …
DRC has created a reserve force to fight the M23 - The Conversation
Jan 27, 2025 · The Wazalendo: eastern DRC’s predatory patriots. ... As the Congolese army’s attention is on the M23, these armed groups have benefited from the lull in operations against …
Second Battle of Kitshanga - Wikipedia
Wazalendo forces captured Kitshanga in early October 2023 as part of a counteroffensive, with the city switching hands between Wazalendo and the M23 after October 16, and a second …
‘Living in fear’ amid relentless battle for eastern DR Congo
May 16, 2024 · The Congolese army, backed by a rag-tag collection of armed groups known as Wazalendo, Swahili for Patriots, launched an offensive to retake Kibirizi from the M23 at the …
DRC’s wazalendo, Tshisekedi’s unpredictable allies
May 21, 2024 · Mobilised to support the Congolese army in North Kivu, the wazalendo militiamen are on the front line against the M23 rebels – but managing these allies of circumstance can …
DRC conflict: Why are M23 rebels fighting? - Nation
Jan 30, 2025 · For more than a year, M23 has controlled Congo's coltan-mining region of Rubaya, generating an estimated $800,000 per month through a production tax, according to the U.N. …
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a …
Feb 1, 2025 · The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012. ... Rwanda border, the rebels …
Shifting frontlines: Visualizing the evolution of the M23’s territorial ...
Jun 21, 2024 · In October 2023, the Wazalendo — a highly fragmented amalgamation of pre-existing Nyatura and Maï-Maï groups — started attacking M23 positions, which soon backfired …
Risk of Regional Conflict Following Fall of Goma and M23 …
Jan 29, 2025 · Reports indicate that Congolese troops, government-aligned militias known as Wazalendo, and foreign mercenaries have surrendered to RDF troops in the DRC. ... M23 also …
‘We are all on the front line’: DR Congo’s young women rebels take on M23
Aug 14, 2024 · Self-defence militias called the Wazalendo are taking up arms against the M23 group that’s launching attacks in DRC.
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