AFC/M23 and FARDC-Wazalendo Clash at Chinono, Kalehe Territory

Fresh fighting broke out at Chinono, on the border between the Ziralo and Mubuku groupings in Kalehe territory's Buhavu chiefdom, South Kivu — the same corridor where M23 recaptured the Ziralo grouping in August. Local civil society reported small-arms and heavy-artillery fire from around 1pm, triggering population movement into the bush and toward Ramba. No casualty toll had been established and neither FARDC nor M23 had issued a statement as of the report.