Five people feared dead in suspected ADF attack in Uganda
Al Jazeera
The ADF has carried out multiple attacks in Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo in the last decade.
At least five people were killed, including a local leader, after suspected rebels from an armed group allied to ISIL (ISIS) attacked an area in western Uganda late on Monday, the area legislator told Reuters on Tuesday.
On Monday, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked Kyabandara parish in Kamwenge district in Western Uganda at about 10pm (19:00 GMT), the lawmaker, Cuthbert Abigaba, said.
The attackers then killed a local councillor whom they found in a small roadside restaurant she operated alongside four of her clients who had just sat down for a meal, Abigaba said.
“After the killing, they burnt the restaurant and also proceeded and looted items from nearby shops before fleeing,” he said.
The deputy spokesperson for Uganda’s military, Deo Akiiki, confirmed the attack and said they would give details later.
