All articles tagged with #rebel attack
Originally Published 5 months ago — by ABC News
At least 21 people were killed in an attack by Islamic State-backed rebels at a church in eastern Congo, with the attack involving shootings and arson, highlighting ongoing violence by the Allied Democratic Force in the region.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Al Jazeera English
Suspected rebels attacked a military unit in southwest Niger, killing seven soldiers. In a tragic turn of events, five additional soldiers died in a traffic accident while responding to the assault. The attack comes as France prepares to withdraw its counterinsurgency force from the country, as requested by Niger's new military leaders who seized power in a coup two months ago. The region where the attack occurred is known for being a hideout for rebels affiliated with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. The deteriorating security situation in Niger has been cited as justification for the coup. The United States is also evaluating its future steps following France's announcement of troop withdrawal.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by CBS News
At least 41 people, including 38 students, were killed in a suspected rebel attack on a secondary school near the border with Congo. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an extremist group that has been launching attacks for years from its bases in volatile eastern Congo, carried out the raid on Lhubiriha Secondary School in the border town of Mpondwe. The ADF has been accused of launching many attacks in recent years targeting civilians in remote parts of eastern Congo.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Independent
At least 38 pupils and three adults have been killed in an attack on a school in Uganda by a rebel group with ties to ISIS, according to local authorities. The attack took place at Lhubiriha Secondary School in the town of Mpondwe western Uganda, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). At least six people were abducted by the rebels, who fled across the porous border into Congo after the raid on Friday night, according to the Ugandan military. Officials blamed the attack on the militant group called the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which has sworn allegiance to ISIS.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by CNN
At least 41 people, mostly students, were killed and six others were abducted when about 20 members of the ISIS-linked Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group attacked a school in western Uganda. The ADF began fighting against the government after being founded in the mid-90s and was sanctioned by the United States and the United Nations in 2014 for terrorist activities in the region, including attacks on children. The military suspects more dead bodies may be found, but said there was no one still alive trapped in the school.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Reuters
Militants linked to Islamic State attacked a school in western Uganda, killing 37 people and abducting six others. The attackers, from the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), fled towards Virunga National Park in Congo. The ADF rebels launched their insurgency against President Yoweri Museveni in the 1990s from an initial base in the Rwenzori Mountains. The group was largely defeated by the Ugandan military but remnants fled across the border into the vast jungles of eastern Congo from where they have since maintained their insurgency - perpetrating attacks on civilian and military targets in both Congo and Uganda.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by NPR
Suspected rebels attacked a secondary school near the border with Congo, killing at least 41 people, including 38 students, who were burned, shot, or hacked to death. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an extremist group that has been launching attacks for years from its bases in volatile eastern Congo, carried out the raid on Lhubiriha Secondary School in the border town of Mpondwe. The ADF has long opposed the rule of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, a U.S. security ally who has held power in this East African country since 1986.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Associated Press
At least 41 people, including 38 students, were killed in an attack by suspected rebels on a secondary school near the border with Congo. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel group that has been launching attacks for years from their bases in volatile eastern Congo, carried out the raid on Lhubiriha Secondary School in the border town of Mpondwe. The ADF has been accused of launching many attacks in recent years, targeting civilians, in remote parts of eastern Congo.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Al Jazeera English
Suspected rebels attacked an Indian military vehicle in the southern Rajouri sector of Indian-administered Kashmir, killing five soldiers and injuring another. The attackers threw grenades at the vehicle, causing it to catch fire. The region has been the site of a long-standing conflict between India and Pakistan, with rebels fighting for independence or a merger with Pakistan. The Indian government has accused Pakistan of supporting the rebels, while Islamabad denies the accusation. Tens of thousands of people have been killed in the conflict so far.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by NBC News
Separatist rebels in Indonesia's Papua province attacked troops deployed to rescue a New Zealand pilot taken hostage, leaving at least six dead and about 30 missing. The rebels shot a soldier who fell into a ravine and launched a second attack while troops were getting his body out. Nine soldiers were reportedly being held by the rebels. Papua was incorporated into Indonesia in 1969, after a U.N.-sponsored ballot that was widely seen as a sham. Since then, a low-level insurgency has simmered in the region, which is divided into two provinces, Papua and West Papua.