At least 25 have been killed in a suspected rebel attack on a Ugandan school

At least 25 people were killed in a suspected rebel attack on a Ugandan school near the Congo border.

Attack details: The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) allegedly attacked Lhubiriha Secondary School in Mpondwe on Friday night.
* The school is located in the Kasese district, about 1.2 miles from the Congo border.
* A dormitory was burnt and a food store looted, with 25 bodies recovered so far and eight others in critical condition.
* Ugandan troops tracked the attackers “into Congo’s Virunga National Park.”

Background: The ADF has opposed Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s rule and has been accused of launching many attacks on civilians in recent years.
* Originally established in Uganda in the early 1990s, the ADF later fled to eastern Congo and has ties with the Islamic State group.
* In March, at least 19 people were killed in Congo by suspected ADF extremists.
* Ugandan authorities have vowed to track down ADF militants and launched joint strikes against the group in Congo in 2021.

View original article on NPR

This summary was created by an AI system. The use of this summary is subject to our Terms of Service.

Contact us about this post

Posted

in

by

Tags:

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *