Shots were heard in Mangina in the territory of Beni in North Kivu and in Makeke on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, February 25, 2021.
According to military sources, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FaRDC) were facing a double attack by Mayi-Mayi militiamen.
Lieutenant Antony Mwalushay, army spokesman in operations Sokola 1 Grand Nord, draws up an assessment of two militiamen neutralized by the FaRDC.
He also speaks of one FaRDC soldier who was wounded before succumbing to his injuries.
« The soldiers of the 21022nd Battalion, based in Mangina and Makeke, repelled two simultaneous attacks by the armed Mayi-Mayi group Kyandenga.
As a result, loyalist forces neutralised two Mayi-Mayi fighters and on the FaRDC side, one soldier who was seriously wounded succumbed to his injuries a few hours after the clash, » he said.
This military authority indicates that the situation was brought under control by the law enforcement forces who had ascendancy over these enemies of peace. The situation caused panic in Mangina and Makeke on Wednesday night. Everything became calm again on Thursday morning.
Gires Kasongo
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