The war in South Kivu, a province in eastern Congo, is reaching new peaks in terms of death toll within the Burundian army.
President Evariste Ndayishimiye has deployed more than 20,000 soldiers in DR Congo as part of a coalition with his Congolese counterpart, Felix Tshisekedi and FDLR genocidaire forces. The Ndayishimiye-Tshisekedi-FDLR coalition is desperately trying to exterminate Tutsis in South Kivu province, targeting Banyamulenge villages and localities such as Mulenge for ideological, selfish financial, and political reasons.
However, the more Ndayishimiye deploys to Congo, the more coffins are sent back to Burundi. The death toll within the Burundian army has been spiralling out of control, forcing Ndayishimiye to orchestrate mass burials on Fridays and Mondays.
“It’s a harrowing scene,” an eyewitness revealed. “They dig mass graves early in the morning and bring trucks full of dead bodies at night.”
Our sources within the army indicate that less than 10% of dead soldiers actually return to Burundi. “Most of them are just left on the ground in Congo,” a senior officer lamented. “Right now, we don’t even know how many have died, as survivors tend to flee and desert the army.”
Furthermore, our source explains that Ndayishimiye is suspected of sending non-CNDD-FDD elements to the front line in a twisted plot to cleanse his army. In other words, the Burundian despot is making money by renting out soldiers he doesn’t like and is somehow grateful when those soldiers die in Congo.
As the mortuary services fill up with casualties from the Ndayishimiye-Tshisekedi-FDLR coalition, the army has had to get creative. In their recruitment, they dangle false promises of riches to be found in Congo. They fool recruits with statements like, “We will let you loot gold and diamonds,” or “Units in Congo are paid in US dollars.”
The demoralized and collapsing army has also resorted to buying and modifying containers to serve as field mortuary cold rooms. Morale has never been lower in the army.
Generals and other senior figures of power in Burundi are consequently worried. In the latest security brief, the country’s leadership was warned: “Don’t be surprised to hear a captain or even a lieutenant mounting a coup or violent mutiny.”
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