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The M23 rebels have gained control of the Ishasha border, forcing the Congolese government security officials to flee to the Ugandan side of the border town in Kanungu District.

This becomes the third major border post to be captured by the M23 rebels from the Congolese government after Bunagana (June 2022) and Kitagoma (October 2022), all bordering Uganda’s Kisoro District.

The spokesperson of the M23 rebels, Lt Col Willy Ngoma, yesterday confirmed the takeover of Ishasha border in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

“It is true that we gained control of the Ishasha border post in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday evening and the situation is now cool and peaceful. The fleeing Congolese nationals should return home because our military forces fight for the rights of the civilians. They should come and we build our community in peace,” Lt Col Ngoma said in a telephone interview.

The UPDF Second Division public information officer, Maj Kiconco Tabaro, on Sunday evening said they have stepped up security surveillance on the Uganda-DRC border following the fighting between the M23 rebels and the Congolese government soldiers that has seen about 2,000 refugees flee to Kanungu District.

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