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Uganda ready for phase two of DRC operation, Museveni says

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By Kwanta Douglas –

Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to extend their armies’ joint operation against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the eastern Congo provinces of Ituri and North Kivu, now into its third month.

Noting the impact of the operation, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni assured the people of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) of total peace in the affected region.

The President was addressing a delegation of security chiefs from the DR Congo led by their Minister in charge of National Defence Unit, Dr Gilbert Kabanda Kurhenga, at State Lodge Nakasero on Sunday.

“We should really work together and finish this problem. This was phase one. We are now ready for phase two. It is very easy for us to destroy those groups,” Mr Museveni said.

The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) and The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), the state organisation responsible for defending the DR Congo, launched joint operations against ADF in Eastern Congo on November 30 with bombardment on four major terrorist camps. 

Since then, the two forces have captured several camps including the famous Kambi Ya Yua and secured major routes in Eastern Congo to enable ground battle teams to pursue ADF rebels, who have fled to the thick forests.

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