“They kept shooting at the windows, then set fire to our dormitory while we were inside.” The Ugandan army is pursuing an ISIL-linked rebel group after a brutal attack on a school killed dozens of students. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
At least 40 people have been killed, in an attack on a school in western Uganda. It happened in Mpondweh. It’s a few kilometres from the border with Democratic Republic of Congo. The police say a dormitory was set on fire by fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces. The army says it’s pursuing the attackers to rescue those abducted. The US says the armed group is a terrorist organisation. It began as an armed uprising in Uganda but has been based in eastern Congo since the late 1990s. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi is following developments from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. And Daniel Bwambale. He is a lawyer and expert on […]
The United Nation’s visit comes after more violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 44 people have been killed in a village in North Kivu province. The military says it was targeted by fighters believed to be from the Allied Democratic Forces, a Ugandan armed group that has pledged allegiance to ISIL. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #DrCongo #DRC #Congo #ArmedGroup #Attack
Ugandan soldiers crossed the border into the Democratic Republic of the Congo last week. They are taking part in a joint operation to track down gunmen from an armed group known as the Allied Democratic Forces. For people on the ground, there is hope – but also unease about the partnership. Al Jazeera’s @Malcolm Webb reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #DRCongo #Uganda
Nearly 2,000 Ugandan soldiers have crossed into the Democratic Republic of the Congo to fight alongside troops there. The move is part of a joint operation against an armed group, the Allied Democratic Forces, which operates along the border of both countries and has been blamed for dozens of attacks. Al Jazeera’s @Katia Lopez-Hodoyan reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Uganda #DRCongo
The Ugandan military has launched air and artillery raids against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in an operation agreed with Congolese forces. “This morning, we have launched joint air and artillery strikes against ADF camps with our Congolese allies,” a spokesperson for the Uganda People’s Defence Force said in a Twitter post on Tuesday. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports. @Al Jazeera English @Step Vaessen – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Uganda
