UPDF kills ADF Commander, Rescues Mother and her Three Children in a Fierce Fighting Operation.

Uganda People's Defense Forces UPDF troops in Operation Shujaa yesterday put out of action an ADF middle Commander only known as Jebulire and two others in Mwalika Valley.

Deo Akiiki the UPDF Deputy Spokesperson said a young woman from Rwashamire Ntungamo and three children were rescued and 4 guns recovered. "We commend our troops in the effort to decimate ADF terrorists." 

In December 2021, the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF and the DRC forces launched a joint operation code-named “Military Suja (Hero),  against the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF militants in neighbouring Congo, an offensive that Ugandan officials said was intended to drive the militants out of their bases.

A combined force of UPDF drawn from Infantry, Motorized Brigade, Artillery, Armored and Special Forces Command established its tactical base in Mukakati village, about 18 kilometres from Busunga border point on Uganda’s side in North Kivu province.