Army Rules Out ADF Attack
Oct 29, 2003
THE UPDF commander of the Rwenzori Mountains Brigade, Lt. Col. Dula Mawa, has said the Allied Defence Forces (ADF) rebel remnants have no personnel and military capacity to attack the country.
By John Nzinjah
THE UPDF commander of the Rwenzori Mountains Brigade, Lt. Col. Dula Mawa, has said the Allied Defence Forces (ADF) rebel remnants have no personnel and military capacity to attack the country.
"Its true the ADF rebel remnants have been plotting to attack the country through Kasese and Bundibugyo districts. But most of them are casualties and don't have the military capacity," Mawa said on Monday.
He asked Kasese and Bundibugyo residents to stop panicking. Mawa said he had received reports that some people had started sleeping in the bush following reports that the ADF rebels were regrouping to attack the country.
The Minister of Defence, Amama Mbabazi, recently confirmed reports that the rebels were regrouping.
The DR Congo minister for regional co-operation, Mbusa Nyamwisi also confirmed the presence of training camps in the Rwenzori mountains.
The National Political Commissar, Dr. Crispus Kiyonga, recently warned about secret night meetings by ADF supporters.
and collaborators of the ADF rebels which, he said, were taking place in some places of Kasese district.
Mawa advised the general public in the district to be alert and report to authorities any suspicious characters in their villages.
"But the information you bring must be holding some truth because we do not want concocted stories to cause panic for nothing," Mawa warned.
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THE UPDF commander of the Rwenzori Mountains Brigade, Lt. Col. Dula Mawa, has said the Allied Defence Forces (ADF) rebel remnants have no personnel and military capacity to attack the country.
"Its true the ADF rebel remnants have been plotting to attack the country through Kasese and Bundibugyo districts. But most of them are casualties and don't have the military capacity," Mawa said on Monday.
He asked Kasese and Bundibugyo residents to stop panicking. Mawa said he had received reports that some people had started sleeping in the bush following reports that the ADF rebels were regrouping to attack the country.
The Minister of Defence, Amama Mbabazi, recently confirmed reports that the rebels were regrouping.
The DR Congo minister for regional co-operation, Mbusa Nyamwisi also confirmed the presence of training camps in the Rwenzori mountains.
The National Political Commissar, Dr. Crispus Kiyonga, recently warned about secret night meetings by ADF supporters.
and collaborators of the ADF rebels which, he said, were taking place in some places of Kasese district.
Mawa advised the general public in the district to be alert and report to authorities any suspicious characters in their villages.
"But the information you bring must be holding some truth because we do not want concocted stories to cause panic for nothing," Mawa warned.
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