MONUC once more demands the immediate suspension of hostilities
Later in the morning, the FARDC moved towards Kimoka, a small town located in the valley, 2km east of Sake centre, where they installed a position a hundred metres behind the MONUC Blue helmets base in the buffer zone. The goal was to fire at the CNDP positions in the hills, and the Blue Helmets found themselves in the direct line of fire.
Despite repeated calls to the two parties to cease fire, these clashes continued for several hours. While the base was threatened directly, another base, also located east of Sake, in the hills was also under fire. It should be noted that clashes between these same forces, also took place this morning in Kirotshe, ten kilometers east of Sake.