Congolese forces (FARDC) and the Mai Mai militia clashed early morning Sunday in the resort of Kanyihunga-Bulambo located in the community of Bashu in the territory of Beni in North Kivu.
The FARDC commander based in Beni, Colonel Eric Ruhorimbere, confirmed the clashes saying six militiamen were killed and one captured.
The clashes started from 2:30 (local time), when the FARDC launched an attack against the positions Mai-Mai, according to sources in the area.
After an hour of fighting,the Mai Mai abandoned their positions fleeing to the town of Soma, in the Rwenzori.
Col. Ruhorimbere said that situation was under control of the army adding that four AK47 rifles were recovered by the Armed Forces of the DRC. He gave no figures of casualities on the side of the regular army.
This assessment was however confirmed by local sources and civil society, noting that the Mai-Mai captured is a child of thirteen.
Mai Mai militiamen attacked, Tuesday, April 24 around 2 am, the military camp Ozacaf Armed Forces of the DRC located in the center of the town of Beni.
They were repulsed by loyalist forces. The fighting lasted about twenty minutes, wounding three, including two women and a child who was in the camp, according to Col. Ruhorimbere.
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