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UPDF, FARDC rescue civilians from ADF terrorists

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) have conducted a joint operation in the Eastern DRC, rescuing five women and five children from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorist group. Among those rescued was 32-year-old Atukwase Katushabe Jamilah, who was abducted from Nabweru Division, Wakiso district, in 2008. “Jamilah was forcibly married to multiple ADF commanders and was reunited with her 6-year-old daughter, Rahima, during the rescue,” Katamba said in a statement on Monday. According to Major Bilal Katamba, the Public Information Officer of the UPDF Mountain Division, the incident occurred following a clash with ADF terrorists near River Asefu in North Kivu province. During the firefight, two women were […]

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