The leader of the AFC/M23 rebel movement in the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a drone attack targeting the airport in the strategic northeastern city of Kisangani, describing it as a warning to the government.
The government of Tshopo province, where Kisangani is located, said in a statement on Sunday that eight explosive-laden drones targeted the airport serving Kisangani. It said all the drones were shot down before reaching their target.
The airport lies about 17 km 10 miles from central Kisangani, hundreds of kilometres from the front lines in North and South Kivu provinces, where AFC/M23 has seized large swathes of territory since 2022, capturing the key cities of Goma and Bukavu in a lightning offensive last year.
