5th April 2024
A notorious commander of the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group known as ‘Baghdad’ was killed Early this week in forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Thursday, 4th April 2024) in an operation by the joint Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces/Armed Forces of in the ongoing Operation code-named “Shujaa.”
UPDF’s mobile squad under the 3 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.
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 according to Major Bilal Katamba
UPDF Mountain Division/ Operation Shujaa Public Information Officer.
The joint forces are continuing 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 Maj. Katamba added.
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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