Uganda airstrikes killed 200 rebels in DRC in September, Museveni says

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Uganda People's Defence Forces troops are seen on the Mabau-Kamango road in the Beni District, DRC on December 8, 2021. PHOTO | AFP

At least 200 members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels affiliated to the Islamic State group were killed in air strikes led by Uganda in September in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda's president said Wednesday.

Originally Ugandan rebels with a Muslim majority, the ADF have been active since the mid-1990s in the Eastern DR Congo, where they have killed thousands of civilians.