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Uganda captures bomb expert of Islamic State-allied rebel group
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-captures-bomb-expert-islamic-state-allied-rebel-group-2024-05-19/Uganda captures bomb expert of Islamic State-allied rebel group
By Reuters
May 19, 2024 4:11 AM EDT Updated 3 hours ago
KAMPALA, May 19 (Reuters) - Uganda's military has captured a commander of an Islamic State-allied rebel group who is an expert in making improvised explosive devices, or bombs, that the group has used to carry out deadly attacks in the past, the army said on Sunday.
The insurgent, Anywari Al Iraq, a Ugandan, was captured in the jungles of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces is based, the military, Uganda People's Defence Forces, said in a statement.
During the operation, nine people including children were also rescued from an area in Ituri province in Congo's east, the military said.
"An assortment of improvised explosive device (IED) making materials were recovered," it said.
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By Reuters
May 19, 2024 4:11 AM EDT Updated 3 hours ago
KAMPALA, May 19 (Reuters) - Uganda's military has captured a commander of an Islamic State-allied rebel group who is an expert in making improvised explosive devices, or bombs, that the group has used to carry out deadly attacks in the past, the army said on Sunday.
The insurgent, Anywari Al Iraq, a Ugandan, was captured in the jungles of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces is based, the military, Uganda People's Defence Forces, said in a statement.
During the operation, nine people including children were also rescued from an area in Ituri province in Congo's east, the military said.
"An assortment of improvised explosive device (IED) making materials were recovered," it said.
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