200 Hostages Freed in Joint DR Congo-Uganda Military Raid
More than 200 civilians held by an armed group tied to the Islamic State in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been freed in a joint military operation, officials said, marking one of the largest recent rescues in...
More than 200 civilians held by an armed group tied to the Islamic State in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been freed in a joint military operation, officials said, marking one of the largest recent rescues in the volatile region.
Ugandan forces, operating alongside the Congolese army, struck a camp run by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a militant organization that originated in Uganda.
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The Ugandan People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) said the raid targeted the ADF, a Ugandan group active in eastern Congo that pledged allegiance to the self-styled “Islamic State” decades ago. Several ADF fighters were killed and a cache of weapons was seized, according to the UPDF. Children were among those rescued, including a 14-year-old girl, the youngest freed.