By Editorial,
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo say they have rescued nineteen people in the ongoing operation against the Allied Democratic Forces rebels.
According to a statement issued by Major Bilal Katamba, the Mountain Division and Operation Shujaa spokesperson, the Saturday operation saw eight children, nine women, and two men rescued.
He explains that the group was reported to the joint base at Bwakadde in Ituri province after the soldiers attacked an ADF camp in Tingwe hills, North East of Erengeti Town.
Maj. Katamba said in a statement, the 19 were airlifted by the UPDF and are receiving medical care from the UPDF medical team.
He later said among the nine women include, a mother who delivered two months ago and was left in the bush by her colleagues after failing to keep pace with her group.
In the same Saturday combat operation during which the Commander of the UPDF Land Forces, Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga’s courtesy call to chiefs in Ituri and tour of different bases of the joint forces in the province, Maj. Katamba says the forces recovered a gun after killing one ADF fighter. END