This Wednesday, fighting pitted pro-government militias against M23 rebels supported by Rwanda in the area around Sake. Repeated heavy weapons fire heard even in the displaced persons camps on the outskirts of Goma.
Clashes were reported on several fronts in Masisi and Nyiragongo territories. On Tuesday, several Wazalendo militiamen were buried, causing major traffic jams in the city of Gomas.. The clashes resumed in the middle of the night around 3:30 a.m. local time, confirms the spokesperson for the Congolese army in North Kivu, Lieutenant-Colonel Guillaume Njike.