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Ugandan military reports rescue of 200 ADF hostages in DRC

dw.com·Mark Hallam·about 1 month ago
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Ugandan and Congolese soldiers rescued at least 200 civilians in a raid on an Islamist camp in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last week, Uganda's military said in a statement .  The Ugandan People's Defense Forces (UPDF) said the raid targeted a Ugandan group operating in eastern Congo, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) , which pledged allegiance to the self-styled " Islamic State" some decade ago.  What did the UPDF military say about the operation?  The military said that the raid targeted a camp along the River Epulu in the east of the DRC.  It was part of the joint "Operation Shujaa," between the UPDF and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) that had "intensified" since January of this year, the military said, "leading to significant gains."  The camp was under the control of what the UPDF termed a "notorious ADF commander, Ssebagala, also known as Mzee Mayor."  It said that several ADF fighters were killed and a cache of…

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