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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87581, member: 27"]
A drone strike that killed a senior rebel officer just blew the lid off an already crumbling ceasefire in eastern Congo.

Colonel Ngoma's killing
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[*]Colonel Willy Ngoma of the Congolese Revolutionary Army died on 24 February 2026.
[*]A combat drone hit his convoy in Masisi territory after a late-night meeting.
[*]Rebel sources say 19 people were killed, counting his security detail.
[*]Kinshasa's army has not officially confirmed the strike.
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AFC/M23 fires back publicly
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[*]Lawrence Kanyuka signed the official communique on 28 February.
[*]The Alliance Fleuve Congo accused Kinshasa of launching a full-scale war.
[*]Drone strikes allegedly targeted soldiers and civilians far from front lines.
[*]The movement claims it flagged ceasefire violations for weeks beforehand.
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Civilian impact claims
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[*]AFC/M23 alleged massacres across North and South Kivu's populated areas.
[*]Warnings to peace-process partners were reportedly ignored entirely.
[*]The rebels say they remain committed to protecting civilians under their control.
[*]Hundreds of thousands of displaced people already crowd the eastern DRC.
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Ground situation deteriorating
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[*]Clashes have intensified around Masisi territory and mineral-rich Rubaya.
[*]Congolese authorities blame M23 for destabilizing the region with foreign backing.
[*]Rwanda and the rebels deny those allegations outright.
[*]Large-scale confrontation looks increasingly likely with tensions spiking.
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