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President Museveni announces UPDF’s success in Operation Shujaa, revealing seven coordinated attacks against ADF insurgents in the DRC, resulting in significant setbacks for the terrorist organization. He urges citizens to remain vigilant in the face of potential reprisal attacks.

The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF), as part of Operation Shujaa, executed seven strategic operations against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) insurgents in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), significantly disrupting their operations.

President Yoweri Museveni emphasized the ongoing commitment to intensify efforts in combating the threat posed by the ADF in Congo. In the past week, the UPDF conducted seven precise attacks utilizing various air platforms, complemented by one assault employing medium-range artillery. These coordinated actions resulted in substantial setbacks for the terrorist organization.

In his address on Sunday, December 3, 2023, President Museveni urged citizens in places of worship, markets, mosques, and social establishments to exercise vigilance against unfamiliar individuals and potential reprisal attacks.

Below is the President’s full statement.

Fellow Ugandans and, especially, the Bazzukulu.

Greetings.

We are intensifying the hunt for the pigs in Congo. In the last week, we carried out seven attacks with our different air-platforms and one attack by medium range artillery. The attacks were devastating for the terrorists.

In desperation, they have been sending small groups of infiltrators like the group of Njovu that killed the tourists. Njovu was injured and arrested and three of his group were killed.

About 7 of his group escaped and the security forces are hunting them in the Kibaale National Park area. That group is led by Kamusu, a Congolese. Their other leader in Congo is Abu Waqas, an Arab from Tanzania. His camp is one of those that were attacked by our forces.

The other infiltrators, in collusion with some individuals within the country, tried to plant bombs in Kikuba-mutwe, Kabalagala area and Nabweru 2 cell. However, due to the vigilance of the Wanainchi and the security forces, the two bombs went off without harming anybody.

They had planted one of the bombs near a Pork “joint”. Bazzukulu, what is a joint? I take it to mean a selling point or centre. In Runyankore, we would say: “akarabo k’empunu”. Ekirabo means an Eating House. Empunu are pigs. It could also mean a bar.

The six air-attacks were at kms 64 and 65 from the border. The one that was attacked by gun-ships was 3kms from the border. Uprooting the Lumbugu from Congo is progressing well.

I thank H.E Tshisekedi for allowing us to deal with the Lumbugu (couch grass).

People in churches, markets, mosques, bars, etc. be vigilant and look out for strangers. The hotels and markets should have their own security as we had planned before. Maintain vigilance until we finish up-rooting the Lumbugu in Congo.