Uganda captures chief of ISIL-linked militia blamed for tourist murders | Military News

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The ADF chief is arrested in a raid that kills six members of his squad, according to the government.

Uganda says it has captured the leader of an ISIL (ISIS)-linked militia unit it blames for killing two foreign tourists and their local guide in a national park last month.

The militia chief known as “Njovu” was detained on Tuesday during a raid in which six members of his squad were killed, the government said on Thursday.

The militiamen belonged to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an ISIL-affiliated group based in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The group…



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