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Colonel Mavinga who led the forces defeated by M23 was arrested The FARDC forces continue to suffer repeated defeats in the battle against the M23, and the military leaders are imprisoned for mismanagement and treason. The person who was honored was Colonel Serge Mavinga. This man was the leader of the 'Jungle' battalion that was recently driven out by the M23 group in the Ntamugenga area of Rutshuru. He was arrested and continues to be questioned by the military prosecution. Various newspapers in the RDC reported that Colonel Mavinga was arrested on October 24, 2022, and is being held in Goma. This officer and the troops he was leading were selected to fight in the jungles, they were sent to face M23, they controlled the area of Ntamugenga until on Sunday October 23 they were driven out of it. According to local sources, the man is being charged with conspiracy. When Ntamugenga was arrested, this soldier was the one who told international newspapers including AFP that he had been arrested, pretending that they refused to kill many civilians because it was a very populated area, but they were close by. Other sources say that the Colonel is accused of announcing the early defeat of the army. Colonel Serge Mavinga was in charge of an insane army, said to have been recruited from Gabon. He was arrested after two other Colonels including Désiré Lobo Kamuhanda and Diadia of Diadia, were accused of mismanaging the battle and causing the town of Bunagana to fall into the hands of M23, in June 2022. Last month, the Congolese Army arrested General Philémon Yav, who was the military coordinator in the provinces of Tshopo, Ituri, Kivu Zombi and Maniema, on charges of treason. He is accused of having given instructions to the army commanders that they will allow M23 to take over the city of Goma. The informants say that the plot has not yet been carried out. The fight between M23 and the Lera Army is still going on. This group says that the MONUSCO forces in the mission of the United Nations entered the war on the side of the government forces, while cooperating with groups including the FDLR and Mai Mai, instead of submitting to the path leading to peace. M23 says that MONUSCO is holding itself accountable for all the atrocities committed by the FARDC forces.