Fighting in eastern DRC: why control of the town of Sake is strategic. In recent days, clashes between the Congolese army, aided by local militias, the Wazalendos, and the M23 rebels, supported by the Rwandan army have taken place.
Sake, a town located about twenty kilometers west of Goma and considered a strategic barrier on the road to the provincial capital. The capture of Saké is therefore strategic: it involves encircling and further isolating Goma, a city of around 2 million inhabitants.