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@kfm Mon, 21 Aug 2023 18:38:42

UPDF, FADRC rescue 19 in Operation Shujaa

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FADRC) say they have rescued nineteen people in the ongoing operation against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels. According to a statement issued by Major Bilal Katamba, the Mountain Division/Operation Shujaa spokesperson, the Saturday operation saw eight children, nine women, and two men rescued. He explains that the group was reported to the joint base at Bwakadde in Ituri province after the soldiers attacked an ADF camp in Tingwe hills, North East of Erengeti Town. “The 19 were airlifted by the UPDF and are receiving medical care from the UPDF medical team,” Katamba said in a statement. “Among the nine women include, a mother […]

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