Government has said it is satisfied with the ongoing operations against the suspected terror group of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in DR Congo.

'We are satisfied that no law has been broken yet. At an appropriate time, Parliament will be briefed. The ADF do not have a partisan lens. We should all support the attack on them,' Dr Chris Baryomunsi, the ICT minister, implored Ugandans.

He was speaking during one of the evening television talk shows in Kampala on December 2.

'The operation going on in Congo has not yet called for approval of parliament; when it calls for it, we shall,' he added.

The minister was reacting to remarks made by the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) MP for Kira Municipality, Ibrahim Ssemujju earlier on the show.

'Our issue is the deployment of the Ugandan army outside Uganda. It happened in Somalia, South Sudan and now Congo. That must happen with Parliament's authorisation,' Ssemujju, who is also FDC spokesman, said.

'I have said the pursuit of the ADF is legitimate, but we are saying you have to account. When you go there, stick to what has taken you there,' he added.

On Thursday, the Special Forces of the Armed Forces of the DRC supported by the Special Units of the Uganda People's Defence Forces issued a joint statement saying they had continued with search operations in the area that they shelled at dawn on November 30, 2021.

The airstrikes targeted ADF positions in North Kivu and in the neighbouring Ituri province to the northeast.

These areas have for long been a cradle of rebel activity.
The ADF is now affiliated with the Islamic State, a radical Sunni Islamic military group that claimed responsibility for the recent twin bombings in central Kampala which left seven people dead and over 36 injured.

The attacks happened just outside the Central Police Station and along Parliament Avenue.

On Thursday, Parliament gave the Government up to Tuesday next week to brief it on the operations.