DR Congo to allow Uganda to pursue rebels on its territory
The Allied Democratic Forces is one of the deadliest armed groups in the mineral-rich eastern DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) will allow armed forces from neighboring Uganda to enter its territory to chase rebels blamed for massacres in the region, sources told AFP on Sunday.
"President [Felix] Tshisekedi has already raised the option of allowing Ugandan troops to enter Congolese territory to chase ADF terrorists together with UN troops,” a presidential adviser said on condition of anonymity.
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"But Ugandan troops will not cross the border tonight or tomorrow. All procedures must first be respected, especially with respect to parliament and the DR Congo military command."
A European diplomatic source confirmed the information: "We have been informed via our regular channels that President Tshisekedi has authorized Ugandan troops to cross the border to fight the ADF."
The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is one of the deadliest armed groups operating in the mineral-rich eastern DR Congo, and the United States formally linked it to the Islamic State (IS) group.
In the 1990s the ADF began as a coalition of armed Ugandan groups, the biggest of which comprised Muslims, who opposed Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
It moved into eastern DR Congo in 1995, establishing itself in the Rwenzori Mountains in North Kivu.
In April 2019, IS began to claim some ADF attacks on social media, presenting the group as its regional branch.