Uganda, DR Congo Troops Free 200 From IS-Linked Militants
Last update: April 20, 2026
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Joint raid targets ADF camp in eastern Congo.
Ugandan and Congolese soldiers rescued at least 200 civilians in a raid on an Islamist militant camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week, Uganda’s military said on Monday.
The captives had been held by the Allied Democratic Forces, a Ugandan group operating in eastern Congo that pledged allegiance to Islamic State about a decade ago.
The ADF has killed thousands of civilians in eastern Congo since stepping up attacks in 2014, according to United Nations figures. Congo’s army says the group has kidnapped large numbers of civilians and forced young female captives into marriages with fighters.
The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces said in a statement that those freed from the camp along the River Epulu included a 14 year old girl. UPDF spokesperson Chris Magezi told Reuters the raid was carried out last week.
Several appeared frail, suffering from untreated illnesses such as malaria, respiratory infections and physical exhaustion, the UPDF said.
CBI News reports that Uganda sent troops to Congo in 2021 to help the Kinshasa government fight the ADF.
The ADF began an insurgency against Ugandan authorities in the mid 1990s from bases in western Uganda but was driven out in the early 2000s, forcing its fighters to flee across the border into Congo.
