{"id":2000128645,"date":"2026-10-10T12:34:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000128645"},"modified":"2026-10-10T12:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:34:56","slug":"drc-forces-intensify-drone-attacks-in-minembwe-afc-m23-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/drc-forces-intensify-drone-attacks-in-minembwe-afc-m23-says\/","title":{"rendered":"DRC forces intensify drone attacks in Minembwe, AFC\/M23 says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a statement issued on Saturday, October 10, 2026, AFC\/M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka said the coalition forces included the Congolese army (FARDC), the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), Mai-Mai militias, foreign mercenaries and members of the Burundi National Defence Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This military escalation is particularly concerning in the Minembwe region, where attacks continue with increased intensity,” Kanyuka stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kanyuka said the forces intensified drone attacks on Point Z\u00e9ro and surrounding areas in Minembwe at around 10 p.m. on Friday, October 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that another attack using kamikaze drones targeted Rugezi and neighbouring areas in the early hours of Saturday, October 10, at around 1 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Kanyuka, the repeated attacks on populated areas had resulted in deaths, forced civilians to flee their homes and worsened an already severe humanitarian situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AFC\/M23, which operates in the area alongside the MRDP Twirwaneho armed group, did not provide figures for the reported deaths, injuries or displacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Point Z\u00e9ro was among the areas controlled by AFC\/M23 and Twirwaneho targeted in the attacks.
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AFC\/M23 rebel alliance has reported intensified drone attacks by forces backing the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in parts of North and South Kivu, particularly in the Minembwe region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000128646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[151,99,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000128645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-editors-choice","tag-greatlakesnews","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000128646,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/10\/point-3-dd18a.jpg","alt":"DRC forces intensify drone attacks in Minembwe, AFC\/M23 says","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":749,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/10\/point-3-dd18a.jpg","width":1000,"height":749},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/10\/point-3-dd18a.jpg","width":1000,"height":749},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/10\/point-3-dd18a.jpg","width":1000,"height":749},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/10\/point-3-dd18a.jpg","width":1000,"height":749},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/10\/point-3-dd18a.jpg","width":1000,"height":749}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000128645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000128645"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000128645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000128647,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000128645\/revisions\/2000128647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000128646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000128645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000128645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000128645"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000128645"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000128645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}