Intelligence information reaching Taarifa news Desk indicates that Allied Democratic Forces rebels have allegedly crossed the border and entered Ugandan territory.
Ugandan security forces are on high alert after they said fighters from an Islamic State-linked group entered the country at the weekend.
Uganda’s deputy military spokesperson Col Deo Akiiki said in a statement released on Monday that a group of ADF militants crossed into Uganda from DR Congo on Saturday.
“This group is suspected to be under the command of a notorious ADF commander Ahamed Muhamood Hassan, aka Abu Waqas, a Tanzanian-born ADF bomb expert,” the statement added.
The army urged the public to identify and report any suspicious individuals or packages as it “catches up with this group”.
he Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants are planning attacks in urban areas, places of worship, schools and public events, according to the army.
The ADF has been linked to a series of deadly attacks in Uganda, including targeting a school last June.
Meanwhile, in October last year, the group was blamed after a honeymooning couple and a Ugandan tour guide were shot dead in a national park.
In 2021, Uganda and DR Congo launched a joint offensive to drive the ADF out of their Congolese strongholds, but have so far failed to put an end to the group’s attacks.
