According to Actualité.CD. the bombing with drones and Sukhoi fighter jets was intense and occurred after an aircraft landed, so that it could not take off afterwards.

The Kigoma airfield was the target last Saturday of similar operations by the DRC Army in very similar circumstances, as there was also the arrival of an aircraft with unidentified passengers and cargo, according to local sources.

The plane is presumed to have brought reinforcements of men and materials to the rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), who have controlled the city since March 19, although they announced that they would reposition themselves from the city and its surroundings to give the peace process a chance.

The Congolese Army also reinforced its positions, according to Actualité.CD, especially in Boboro, 24 km from the center of Walikale.

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