The army confirmed that Rwanda’s supported M23 anti -government forces had killed the governor while the eastern Congo Democratic Republic was in advance.
Major General Peter Chillimwami was shot by an M23 fighter while visiting the front line on Thursday.
Military reporter General Silvan Echenge said he was “killed by injury,” said the military reporter General Silvan, who was “killed by injury.”
Battle between the M23 and the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been intensifying since the beginning of the year, and rebels have seized more territory than ever.
According to the United Nations reports, more than 400,000 people have been evacuating from home as the M23 advanced to Sesame City.
The M23, which was moving towards sesame, occupied the town of Mashi and Minoba.
Local leaders announced on Thursday that more than 200 civilians have died in the area where the M23 occupied.
According to the United Nations, a bomb fell into the evacuee camp and two children died.
As a result of this riot, Congo’s President Felix Seskedi, President of Davos, has been able to take advantage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, returned by plane on Thursday, and held an emergency security meeting with a senior government official.
General Echenge has instructed the army to “track the enemy attacking us, keep away from sesame, and track throughout the country.”
The fall of more than 1 million city sesame, located near the border with Rwanda, will be a large coup for rebels. They temporarily occupied the city during the rebellion in 2012, but withdrew after the agreement was intervened.
Many roads heading to the city are currently being blocked, and there are increasing concerns that food supply in the city may be depleted.
“The town of sesame is trapped in vicious, the town is suffocated, and there is no entrance or exit anymore. 。
Espoir Nugarquie, a member of the opposition ensemble pool La Republic, is also concerned about access to food.
“Sesame is not really safe,” said Nugalquie. “Nobody lives in sesame and can say that he is not afraid.”
In recent days, the United States, the United Kingdom and France have advised their people to leave sesame as soon as possible.
General Silimwami was appointed Governor Kita Kib in 2023 and was tasked with ending several decades in the area. At that time, there was criticism of the appointment of the military governor.
According to the United Nations, prior to this, General Chilimwami cooperated in the armed group FDLR in the battle with the M23, contrary to President Chiskadi as a military commander.
Some of the FDLR leaders are said to have been involved in the 1994 Rwanda massacre, and the group has been accused of violating human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Rwanda has repeatedly accused the Congo authorities that he is cooperating with the FDLR, claiming that he is pursuing the massacre, and has invaded a much larger neighboring country.
According to the United Nations, the United Kingdom, and various other sources, the rebels M23 occupied a nearby town salmon on Thursday.
However, the Congo army has announced that it has repelled a salmon attack of only 20 kilometers (12 miles) from sesame.
Salmon and its surrounding areas have been forced to evacuate by conflict and have escaped the house.
While there are people who are evacuated by carrying mattresses and other necessities, dozens are piled up on overcrowded wooden boats.
Thousands of families in panic are evacuating to sesame, and the hospital is full of injured civilians.
Since 2021, the M23 has been controlling vast areas in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which has abundant mineral resources. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people have to evacuate.
Last year, we were concerned that anti -government might control sesame. In late July, the battle was small, but a fierce battle was resumed in October, and it worsened at the end of the year.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations stated that the M23 was supported by Rwanda. Rwanda authorities have neither affirm or deny this.
UN experts have stated that Rwanda has operated 3,000 to 4,000 troops in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo along with the M23.
The UN Secretary -General of Antonio Gutless warns that the current dispute is at risk of escalating in a wider regional war.
“We have called all stakeholders to respect the sovereignty and territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and to stop supporting all forms of armed forces.”
