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Uganda dey on alert as militants wey get link to IS don cross di border from DR Congo.

Uganda dey on alert as militants wey get link to IS don cross di border from DR Congo

March 20, 2024

Ugandan security forces don increase their alertness based on reports say fighters wey dey linked to an Islamic State group wey be Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) don enter di kontri over di weekend.

Di army don warn about di possibility of ADF militants to attack for urban areas, places of worship, schools, and public events, and dem dey tell di public to dey watchful to avoid being victims of ADF terror.

ADF get history of dey carry out deadly attacks for Uganda, and one big example na di attack wey happun for one school for June last year. Even though Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) don join hand to push ADF commot from dia strongholds for Congo, di group still dey attack.

President Yoweri Museveni bin talk say e don succeed for reducing di number of ADF fighters, and e talk say dem don kill many of di group’s fighters and leaders. But recent attacks wey dem link to ADF, like di killing of one couple wey dey honeymoon and one tour guide for one national park for October last year, show say di threat wey di group pose still dey.

Di security forces dey work to tackle di potential threat wey ADF fit cause, and dem dey call on di public to dey watchful and report any thing wey look suspicious.

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