According to a report, atleast 41 people including students have died in an attack on a school in Uganda. Reportedly, other students have been abducted and a dormitory was set on fire in the incident which police say was carried out by the allied defence forces. According to the report, the attack took place near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, 41 bodies have been recovered, some burned beyond recognition.
Reportedly, the adf have long opposed the rule of the ugandan president, a u.s. security ally. According to the report, the group was established in the 1990’s by some ugandans who argue they have been sidelined by policies brokered by the president, he has been in power since 1986.
Reportedly, in the past the adf have staged deadly attacks, including one on a school in 1998 which killed 80 students. It is not known wether the school had western credentials. According to the report, the results were a ugandan military assault which forced the adf into the democratic republic of Congo where many military groups operate and they made contact with islamic state. Reportedly, in 2021 the ugandan military launched air and artillery strikes in the drC against the group.