The joint operation of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) and the armed forces of the Congolese Army (FARDC) continues to carry out successful attacks against the ADF terrorist group in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Maj Umar Katamba, the Shujja Operations Spokesperson said yesterday in the general areas of Mwalika valley, North Kivu province, DRC, the joint forces under UPDF’s 15th battalion attacked an ADF position and recovered a sub machine gun (SMG) with one magazine.
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Maj Katamba added that most important, the joint forces were able to rescue two girls aged 17 and five. The 17 year old has been identified as Aisha Mbabazi while the five year old is Shaima.
“Shaima is currently undergoing medical attention by the UPDF medical personnel because she was in a dire medical state manifesting with severe symptoms of malnutrition and dehydration. The medical team is doing their best to save her life,” Maj Katamba said.
Uganda and DRC joint forces have condemned in the strongest terms the acts of abducting and inducting children into terror organizations through radicalization. “The joint forces are combing the general areas of Mwalika from where the two girls were rescued to ascertain that no other child is still trapped in the wild,” Maj Katamba said.