From ~24 Oct 2026, FARDC and Wazalendo against the FRN in Walikale territory (North Kivu). The army retook Rushihe hill (26 Oct) after three days; heavy and light weapons around Tchad hill in Luola (Kisimba grouping) on 27 Oct, where the army says it repelled attacks and holds the hill (5 rebels killed, provisional); on 28 Oct the FARDC opened an offensive on Kibati (Luberike grouping), which the rebels have held for over two years. The FRN reportedly fell back toward Malemo (Masisi) but holds Buleusa (Ikobo), Kibati and Kashebere. In neighbouring Rutshuru, Wazalendo ambushed an FRN convoy on the Kabizo–Katovu road (night of 25–26 Oct, 3 rebels killed) that was escorting a new commander. New displacement toward Ihula and into the bush; farming halted around Kabizo and Katovu.
Area of operation: North Kivu
Recent (to 3 Nov 2026)
- Sources: Actualite.cd, Kibati (28 Oct) https://actualite.cd/2026/10/28/les-fardc-et-les-rebelles-du-frn-relancent-les-combats-kibati-walikale ; Actualite.cd, Luola and Tchad hill (28 Oct) https://actualite.cd/2026/10/28/walikale-larmee-repousse-des-attaques-du-frn-luola-et-sur-la-colline-tchad ; Radio Okapi, displacement (28 Oct) https://www.radiookapi.net/2026/10/28/actualite/securite/de-nouveaux-deplacements-apres-des-affrontements-dans-le-territoire-de ; Actualite.cd, Kabizo ambush (26 Oct) https://actualite.cd/2026/10/26/rutshuru-les-activites-champetres-paralysees-kabizo-et-katovu-apres-une-embuscade-contre
- ‘Several dead’ in the ‘FRN-M23-RDF coalition’, including two Rwandan army officers per a military source; weapons abandoned; the rebels fell back to Malemo and the army says it retook Tchad hill and other positions on 29 Oct, while the FRN keeps Buleusa, Kibati and Kashebere (F3, Daniel Michombero (X), x.com/michombero/status/2115712669999071544, 29 Oct 2026). The positions match Actualite.cd; the Rwandan officers are untraced.
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Eastern DRC, late Oct 2026 (self-made map; control shown as points named in reporting, not areas). See 01 Situation Report.