The Allied Democratic Forces, also known as the ADF, attempted to enter Uganda from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the Ugandan army, and eleven of them were killed. According to the army, eight more ADF soldiers and their weapons were taken prisoner.
The rebel ADF allegedly crossed into Uganda on Monday night through the western town of Ntoroko, which is located along the Semliki River, according to the Ugandan army.
According to Colonel Deo Akiiki, the deputy spokesperson for the Uganda People’s Defense Forces, they had been keeping an eye on ADF attempts to re-enter Uganda.
He claims that a number of ADF fighters are still at large. The battle is still ongoing to eliminate every member of the group that crossed the border into the Semliki region, according to Akiiki.
In a combined effort with the Congolese army against the ADF rebels in November 2021, the Ugandan army dispatched soldiers to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The purpose of the ADF’s entry on Monday, according to Colonel Akiiki, was to demonstrate their continued existence and to launch retaliatory strikes against civilians.
“We defend our borders in addition to fighting them in the DRC. And that’s how they got caught. They believed we didn’t have enough soldiers guarding our borders. They will undoubtedly regret that error, added Akiiki.
The forces of Uganda and DR Congo extended Operation Shuja, informally translated as “operation of the courageous,” for an additional year in November to commemorate the operation’s first anniversary.
In 1995, the Allied Democratic Forces launched their first assault against the Ugandan government. Since then, they have been active in the eastern Congo border regions between Uganda and that country.
The gang has reportedly killed more than 700 civilians since its founding and has engaged in combat with MONUSCO, the U.N. peacekeeping operation in the Congo.
