{The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Katumba Wamala has been assured by the DRC government that the Uganda rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) would be attacked in the coming weeks, Chimpreports exclusively reveals.
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Katumba who was on a working visit to Goma last weekend was assured by the DRC Chief of Staff, Gen Didier Etumba Longila that Congo was in its final stages of battling the Islamist militants hiding in Beni.
A top source says Katumba was informed that DRC would be helped by members of Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) comprising Tanzania, Malawi and South African troops to defeat the insurgents that have kept Uganda’s security on the edge for over a decade.
“By close of business Monday, at least 4,000 DRC troops were deployed in Kamango in preparation for an attack on ADF bases,” a knowledgeable and highly-placed source told Chimpreports.
It should be remembered that during the military operation codenamed “Operation Rwenzori,” DRC forces (FARDC) were severely beaten by the ADF rebels who eventually seized considerable caches of heavy equipment from the attackers.
The onslaught was carried out after Uganda lost patience with DRC as the rebels continued to train, recruit and even acquire sophisticated weapons including anti-aircraft machines. Perhaps the support of FIB forces that recently defeated the M23 rebels could help FARDC have an edge in the new campaign against ADF.
Unlike M23 who were congested near the Uganda and Rwanda borders, ADF operates clandestinely in civilian communities over large swathes of land. ADF also boasts an Islam ideology that has hardened the hearts of combatants trained in deadly combat at a very tender age.
In the 1990s, ADF managed to maintain presence in several districts across western Uganda such as Kamwenge, Kasese, Mbarara, Bushenyi, Bundibugyo among others in just a few weeks before being
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