Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba met two Congo military leaders this morning to discuss safety in eastern DRC. They talked about Operation Shujaa, in which Uganda forces work with Congo troops against ADF fighters. The Congo side brought Major General Nyembo Abdallah from the Ituri area and Major General Mandevu Bruno from the North Kivu area. Other Congo officers joined them at the meeting. Uganda promised to keep helping fight terrorists across the border.
The joint army work has made places safer for local people to come home. Farmers and shop workers returned to normal life in areas that were dangerous before. The ADF group lost most of its power to attack inside Uganda because of these military actions. Uganda army chiefs say the enemy group exists only as small, scattered groups hiding in forest areas. Kainerugaba recently talked with CODECO rebel leaders about peace terms.
Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga, who leads Uganda's land forces, also attended the talks. The meeting happened at SFC Headquarters on Tuesday morning. Both countries want to keep working together on security matters. Uganda has held many similar meetings with Congo military officials before.
The joint army work has made places safer for local people to come home. Farmers and shop workers returned to normal life in areas that were dangerous before. The ADF group lost most of its power to attack inside Uganda because of these military actions. Uganda army chiefs say the enemy group exists only as small, scattered groups hiding in forest areas. Kainerugaba recently talked with CODECO rebel leaders about peace terms.
Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga, who leads Uganda's land forces, also attended the talks. The meeting happened at SFC Headquarters on Tuesday morning. Both countries want to keep working together on security matters. Uganda has held many similar meetings with Congo military officials before.
