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UAV event in Congo, the Democratic Republic of the on Tue 29th September 2026

29th September 2026

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On 29 September 2026, as per FARDC, M23 using Rwandan drones carried out drone strikes that struck '13 civilians and several soldiers' in an unspecified location of Fizi territory, coded to territorial capital Fizi (Fizi, Sud-Kivu). A FARDC spokesperson said all casualties were evacuated to Fizi General Hospital, with the most critical cases subsequently transferred to Baraka. At least 13 fatalities.

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