The Uganda People’s Defense Forces operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed a notorious commander of the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group known as ‘Baghdad’.
Major Bilal Katamba, the UPDF Spokesperson for Mountain Division and Operation Shujaa on Friday, April 5th said the ADF Commander was killed on Thursday, 4th April 2024) in a joint operation conducted by the UPDF and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the ongoing Operation code-named “Shujaa.”
Maj. Bilal said UPDF’s mobile squad under the 3rd Mountain Battalion, operating together with FARDC troops, killed ‘Baghdad’ in the areas of Ambusire, Northwest of Tingwe, 16.5 km from Elengeti Town in Ituri province.
He said the notorious ADF commander is said to have been born in Kyazanga, greater Masaka, in Southwestern Uganda.
“One sub-machine gun with two magazines, 31 rounds of ammunition, one grenade and one military radio (walkie-talkie) were recovered,”said Maj. Bilal.
The joint forces continue to hunt and mount pressure on the remnants of the ADF that split into small groups to evade the UPDF/FARDC’s consistent and constant attacks.
According to a military source, having been flushed out of Mwalika Valley in North Kivu in the last half of 2023, a reasonable number of the ADF remnants moved Northwest of Beni-Kamanda road in the general areas of Mambasa.
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