ADF rebel commander killed in clashes

Another ADF commander Sula, alias Tabu, was one of the three rebels killed by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in battles along River Mpanga in Kitagwenda, Kabarole District, western Uganda on Sunday. “I can only tell you that three rebels were killed in that battle, and the army is still combing the area. One of our soldiers was injured,” the semi-official ‘The New Vision’ newspaper quoted the Kabarole District internal security officer, Lieutenant Joseph Kabalega, as saying. He said the army’s 21st Battalion had engaged a group of about 15 ADF at Mayoro in the area on New Year’s eve. President Yoweri Museveni last week told leaders from Kasese District in western Uganda that the UPDF had killed 48 of the attackers, including one of their few commanders, Henry Matovu, alias Cobra. He warned that they would all be killed.