Uganda Launches Operation Against Rebels After School Attack

The Ugandan government said it was determined to “defeat and neutralize” ADF and bring the perpetrators of the school attack to justice. Uganda’s military has sent hundreds of troops to the region to hunt down the rebels. On Tuesday they captured one of their camps in the area and were searching for the gunmen. The army said it had killed several fighters and captured weapons, including grenades and machetes. Kulayigye said the search for the three remaining students was ongoing and urged the public to help the military by providing information about the whereabouts of the ADF fighters and their camps. “The public should help the defense forces by providing information about the ADF camps, the whereabouts of the ADF fighters and their hideouts,” he said. The Ugandan military has rescued three out of six students who were abducted by rebels last week, when they stormed a school in the west of the country and killed 42 people, mostly students. The military also reported that a woman with two children, who had been kidnapped outside the school, was also rescued, together with her children. Two of the rebels were killed and two guns were captured. The rebels are associated with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group linked to ISIL/ISIS, and active in the jungles of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2021, they conducted bombings at a police station and near the parliament building in the Ugandan capital. The Ugandan government is determined to defeat and neutralize ADF and bring the perpetrators of the school attack to justice. Hundreds of troops have been sent to the region to hunt down the rebels. So far, several fighters have been killed and weapons, including grenades and machetes, have been captured. The army has appealed to the public to provide information about the whereabouts of the ADF fighters and their camps, as they

Ugandan government, rebels, school attack, military operation, perpetrators continue the search for the missing three students. DNA tests, with samples submitted by parents of the students, are being used to identify some of the bodies. The attack was one of the most horrific in Uganda in decades and the government is determined to bring the perpetrators to justice and ensure the safety of its citizens. ISIS ever since losing control in Syria and Iraq has been spreading its tentacles across the African continent with many armed militias swearing allegiance to the radical terrorist outfit.