United States, European Union n’United Kingdom byasabye impande zihanganye mu burasirazuba bwa Democratic Republic of the Congo guhagarika ibitero bya gisirikare, ndetse n’ibikorwa byibasira abavuga Ikinyarwanda bikarangira. Ihuriro ry’ingabo za Leta ya RDC rimaze igihe rigaba ibitero ku birindiro by’ihuriro rya Alliance Fleuve Congo rifatanyije na M23 mu ntara za Kivu y’Amajyepfo na Kivu y’Amajyaruguru. Ayo mafaranga yibasiye kandi abasivili, cyane cyane Abanyamulenge batuye muri komini ya Minembwe, aho hakoreshejwe indege z’intambara na drones.
Tariki ya 2 Mutarama 2026, ingabo za RDC zagabye igitero cya drone ku nzu z’abaturage muri santere ya Masisi mu ntara ya Kivu y’Amajyaruguru. Icyo gitero cyahitanye abantu bagera kuri 22, abandi benshi barakomereka. Ingabo za RDC zavuze ko icyo gice cyari kigenzurwa na AFC/M23.
Ku wa 24 Werurwe, igitero cya drones ingabo za RDC zagabye hafi ya santere ya Rubaya muri teritwari ya Masisi cyahitanye abarwanyi ba AFC/M23 barimo Lt Col Willy Ngoma wari Umuvugizi wabo mu rwego rwa gisirikare. Ku ruhande rwa AFC/M23, yatangaje ko mu gihe ikomeje kugabwaho ibitero, yafashe icyemezo cyo kubikumirira aho bituruka. Ni muri urwo rwego yohereje drones ku kibuga cy’indege cya Bangoka kiri mu mujyi wa Kisangani ku wa 1 Gashyantare no ku wa 1 Werurwe 2026, igamije gusenya ibikorwa bya gisirikare bivugwa ko byategurirwagaho ibitero.
Ku wa 5 Werurwe, International Contact Group on the Great Lakes igizwe n’ibihugu n’imiryango mpuzamahanga birimo EU, Amerika ndetse n’ibihugu nk’France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland na Sweden, yatangaje ko gukoresha ingufu za gisirikare bidashobora gukemura amakimbirane ari mu burasirazuba bwa RDC. Iri huriro ryasobanuye ko kurenga ku gahenge, harimo no gukoresha drones mu bitero bya gisirikare, bishyira ubuzima bw’abasivili mu kaga gakomeye. Ryasabye impande zose bireba guhagarika imirwano vuba na bwangu no gusubira mu biganiro bya dipolomasi.
ICG yanagaragaje ko nta gisubizo cya gisirikare cyakemura ayo makimbirane, bityo ko inzira y’ibiganiro ari yo ishobora gutanga amahoro arambye. Iri huriro ryanasabye impande zose guhagarika ibikorwa byo kubiba urwango, ivangura n’ubugizi bwa nabi bikorerwa abaturage bo muri Congo barimo abavuga Ikinyarwanda, kuko ibyo bikorwa bishyira ubuzima bw’abasivili mu kaga ndetse bikabangamira ubumwe bw’abaturage. ICG yashimangiye ko ibiganiro bidaheza bihuza Abanye-Congo ari byo byatanga igisubizo kirambye ku bibazo by’umutekano muri RDC, isaba impande zose kugaragaza ubushake bwo koroherana kugira ngo ayo mahirwe yo kugera ku mahoro agerweho.
