Kazini attributes ADF "rampage" to intense army pressure

Chief of Staff Brigadier James Kazini said on Wednesday the ADF had gone "on the rampage" in the past few weeks not because the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) had been lax but because the rebels were under intense pressure from the army, the semi-official 'New Vision' newspaper reported. Kazini admitted that the rebels had wreaked havoc in areas of Bundibugyo and Kabarole, but told reporters the rebels were now "making desperate attacks" in low-lying areas to lure the army from the Rwenzori Mountains where it was permanently occupying captured ADF camps and deploying heavily to contain the deteriorating security situation. He also denied reports of collaboration between some army officers and the ADF, and that the UPDF had failed to act on intelligence reports of imminent attacks. Kazini said he had no intelligence to confirm reports that the ADF had joined forces with Congolese Mayi-Mayi or Rwandan Interahamwe fighters.