AFC/M23 military spokesperson Lt Col Willy Ngoma was killed in a drone attack by the Congolese army coalition on Tuesday, February 24, according to sources.

Reports about the attack emerged a few hours after rebel spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka posted on X that Kinshasa had once again violated the ceasefire and "unleashed a total war across all front lines." According to Kanyuka, on Tuesday, at precisely 07:00, government coalition forces "launched savage and deliberate attacks against densely populated areas" of Kitendebwa, Kashihe, and Kiduveri, in the territory of Kalehe.

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He said: "These criminal attacks, still ongoing, unequivocally demonstrate the Kinshasa regime's intent to sow terror, chaos, and death among civilian populations."

A few hours earlier, in another post on X, Kanyuka had said that since 2:43 a.m., drones of the coalition forces of the Kinshasa regime indiscriminately bombed the town of Rubaya, "spreading terror and massacring innocent civilians."

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"This barbaric act constitutes a crime against humanity as well as a war crime."

The New Times has contacted AFC/M23 for comment.