More than 100 rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and eight of their camps were destroyed in the Democratic Republic of Congo during recent joint airstrikes by the Ugandan and the Congolese armies.
Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) spokesperson, Brigadier Richard Karemire has disclosed in a statement that
operation "TUUGO" which started on December 22 targeted ADF's strongholds in Eastern DRC.The airstrikes followed suspected ADF attack on a UN base in Semuliki, near Beni in North Kivu Province on December 7 that left at least 14 UN troops and five Congolese soldiers dead.
