FARDC-Wazalendo Push Toward Bitoy After Mahanga Recapture

Government forces backed by Wazalendo fighters clashed with AFC/M23 rebels from the early morning of Saturday, Sept 12 at Bitoy, in the Butsike locality of Masisi's Nyamaboko I grouping, with light and heavy weapons fire reported in the area. The fighting followed FARDC-Wazalendo's Sept 11 recapture of the nearby Mahanga settlement after three days of battle, with the government coalition pressing its advance toward remaining AFC/M23 positions. No reliable casualty assessment was available as of the report, and neither FARDC nor AFC/M23 issued an official statement.