2025 Uvira offensive
| Uvira offensive | ||||||||
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| Part of the M23 campaign | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
RED-Tabara | Wazalendo | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Corneille Nangaa Sultani Makenga Emmanuel Birato Rwihimba (AFC-appointed Governor of South Kivu) Col. Rukunda Michel † |
Felix Tshisekedi Jean-Jacques Purusi (Governor of South Kivu) Pacifique Masunzu (3rd Defense Region commander) Robert Yav Avul Ngola (33rd Military Region commander) | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | ||||||||
| M23 forces | FARDC | Wazalendo militias | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| 30+ civilians killed | ||||||||
The 2025 Uvira offensive is an ongoing military operation conducted by March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), centered around their advance toward Uvira located at the northern end of Lake Tanganyika. The military campaign followed the rebels' capture of Bukavu, the provincial capital of South Kivu, and occurred concurrently with advances towards Butembo in the neighboring North Kivu province.