The Ugandan army has confirmed the capture of five rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) camps on the Congo side of the Rwenzori mountains. “Yes, we are carrying out a general offensive, whereby the strategy is to flush out the ADF rebels from their camps in the mountains on both sides of the border,” the army spokesman in western Uganda, Captain Shaban Bantariza, told IRIN on Tuesday. “We have so far managed to scatter them in the low-lying ares and the valleys, so that we can hunt them down efficiently.” He confirmed earlier reports that Congolese nationals who had joined the ADF were surrendering. The Ugandan authorities claim the ADF rebels have teamed up with Congolese militias to beef up their capacity. The five captured camps on the DRC side of border are Kikingi, Mwenda, Muteero, Buhiira and Kajumbura. This follows the earlier capture of ADF camps in the Bundibugyo district of Uganda.
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