By Editorial,
The Commander of UPDF’s Operation Shujaa, Major General Stephen Mugerwa, has proposed creating Local Defence Units (LDUs) in communities along the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to protect villagers from attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces.
Gen. Mugerwa fronted the proposal during a strategic meeting with North Kivu military leaders and the provincial governor, Major General Somo Kakule Evariste, saying the move would plug a protection gap that emerges when joint UPDF-FARDC forces strike deep into rebel territory.
Gen. Mugerwa argued that LDUs would allow the main forces, which include the UPDF together with the Congolese army, to continue offensive operations while communities left behind are safeguarded by locally based patrols. Gen. Mugerwa speaking……..
The proposal comes against the backdrop of renewed and brutal ADF attacks across Ituri and North Kivu provinces. END
