Uganda

Ugandan Capital Hit by Twin Explosions in ‘Attack’

Two explosions hit Uganda's capital Kampala, injuring a number of people in what police termed an attack on the city.

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Uganda Suffers Second Deadly Explosion in Two Days

Ugandan police said at least one person has died and several others were wounded in an explosion on a bus near the capital Kampala.

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US Says Deadly DR Congo ADF Militia Linked to Islamic State

Washington on Thursday labeled the ADF militia, suspected of hundreds of civilian killings in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, a "foreign terrorist organization" linked to Islamic State.

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ADF Militia Raids in Eastern DR Congo Kill 10 Civilians: Army

Fighters thought to belong to the notorious Allied Democratic Forces militia killed 10 civilians in two overnight attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the army said Sunday.

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At Least 10 Killed in Fresh DR Congo Attack, ADF Blamed

Suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces militia killed at least 10 people in eastern DR Congo overnight, sources said Tuesday.

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DR Congo Militia Kills at Least 12 in New Attack

Fighters believed to belong to the ADF militia have killed at least 12 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, local sources said Sunday.

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DR Congo Militia Kills 24 in Troubled Beni Region

At least 24 civilians were killed over two days by a notorious militia in the Beni region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the army is battling armed groups, a local source said.

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Six Killed as Militia Torches Homes in East DR Congo: Local Official

Six civilians were killed and dozens of homes were torched in an attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo blamed on the notorious ADF militia, a local official said Monday.

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Nine Killed in Eastern DR Congo Attack

Nine civilians were killed on Sunday in the eastern DR Congo region of Beni in another attack blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia, according to local sources. The attackers fled after a gunfight with army troops, according to Anthony Mualushayi, a regional army spokesman. The fighters “burned down some houses” and people have fled, said Donat Kibwana, the region’s administrator, adding that there were “some wounded on the military side.” Local official Bozi Sindiwako told AFP that two women and seven men were killed. The ADF is accused of killing more than 400 civilians in six months in retaliation for a military offensive launched in October against their bases. More than 1,000 civilians have died in attacks blamed on the ADF in the Beni region since October 2014. They often target farmers returning from the fields or at home in their villages at night. The mainly Muslim movement originated in neighboring Uganda, opposed to the rule of President Yoweri Museveni. In 1995 they crossed the border into DR Congo, which became its base of operations. “Barbaric acts” are being committed by militiamen in Beni and elsewhere in eastern DR Congo, the government said at a cabinet meeting on Friday. …

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UN says will not support ‘foreign forces’ in DR Congo as Great Lakes military chiefs meet

The UN ruled out giving any support to the armed forces of neighboring countries if they intervene militarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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