5th April 2024: A notorious commander of the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group known as ‘Baghdad’ was killed yesterday (Thursday, 4th April 2024) in an operation by the joint Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces/Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the ongoing Operation code-named “Shujaa.”
According to Major Bilal Katamba, the
UPDF Mountain Division/ Operation Shujaa Public Information Officer, the UPDF’s mobile squad under the 3 Mountain Battalion, operating together with FARDC troops, killed ‘Baghdad’ in the areas of Ambusire, Northwest of Tingwe, 16.5 km from Elengeti Town in Ituri province.
The notorious ADF commander is said to have been born in Kyazanga, greater Masaka, in Southwestern Uganda.
In a brief statement to the media on Friday, Major Katamba also noted that one sub-machine gun with two magazines, 31 rounds of ammunition, one grenade and one military radio (walkie-talkie) were recovered.
The joint forces continue to hunt and mount pressure on the remnants of the ADF that split into small groups to evade the UPDF/FARDC’s consistent and constant attacks.
“Having been flushed out of Mwalika Valley in North Kivu in the last half of 2023, a reasonable number of the ADF remnants moved Northwest of Beni-Kamanda road in the general areas of Mambasa” Major Katamba stated.