Uganda’s Christmas Horror: Militants Claim 3 Lives in Arson Assault
On Christmas Day in western Uganda, local authorities reported that members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) extremist group set fire to a grandmother and two children, resulting in their tragic deaths.
The assault in an isolated village within Kamwenge district occurred a week after the deaths of 10 individuals in that vicinity, carried out by the ADF, a lethal militia linked to the Islamic State organization.
Kamwenge’s district commissioner, Isiah Byarugaba, informed AFP that the assailants set a house on fire while the victims were inside.
“The ADF rebels killed three people, an old woman and her two grandchildren. They were burnt in their house last night,” he said.
The army and police were pursuing the attackers, he added.
“We are on the ground to assess the situation, and (are) mobilizing the local community against such cowardly attacks by ADF terrorists against innocent civilians”.
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On December 19, a group of ADF insurgents carried out an attack resulting in the deaths of 10 individuals at a commercial hub in Kamwenge, situated near the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an area known to serve as a stronghold for the militia.
The ADF stands accused of committing mass killings of numerous civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past few years and launching extremist assaults across the border in Uganda.
Initially comprised of predominantly Muslim Ugandan factions, the Islamic State identifies the ADF as its primary affiliate in Central Africa.
In November 2021, the Democratic Republic of Congo initiated collaborative military actions with Uganda targeting the ADF; however, insurgent assaults have persisted despite these efforts.
In October, a pair of international newlyweds and their guide were fatally attacked while on a safari in the western region of Uganda. The assault was attributed to IS.
The police attributed the killing of numerous individuals, primarily students, at a school in western Uganda in June to the ADF.
Uganda’s Christmas Horror: Militants Claim 3 Lives in Arson Assault