The hidden frontline: what OSINT can reveal about the fighting in the eastern DRC
On 2 January 2026, an airstrike on central Masisi, eastern DRC, reportedly killed 22 and injured at least 40 others. The strike destroyed homes and also damaged the offices of War Child, an NGO serving children affected by conflict. M23, a Rwandan-backed Congolese paramilitary group, and the Congolese government – opposing sides in a conflict with causes stretching back at least 30 years – have since blamed each other for the attack.
