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| Uganda school attack: 25 killed by militants linked to Islamic State group | Uganda school attack: 25 killed by militants linked to Islamic State group |
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| At least 25 people have been killed at a school in western Uganda by rebels linked to the Islamic State group. | At least 25 people have been killed at a school in western Uganda by rebels linked to the Islamic State group. |
| A further eight people remain in a critical condition after the attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe. | A further eight people remain in a critical condition after the attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe. |
| Police say the attack on Friday was carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) - a Ugandan group based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). | Police say the attack on Friday was carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) - a Ugandan group based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). |
| Soldiers are pursuing the group who fled towards Virunga National park in the DRC, police added. | Soldiers are pursuing the group who fled towards Virunga National park in the DRC, police added. |
| "So far 25 bodies have been recovered from the school and transferred to Bwera Hospital", national police spokesperson Fred Enanga said in a statement on Saturday. | "So far 25 bodies have been recovered from the school and transferred to Bwera Hospital", national police spokesperson Fred Enanga said in a statement on Saturday. |
| A dormitory at the school was burnt and a food store was looted during Friday night's attack, he added. | A dormitory at the school was burnt and a food store was looted during Friday night's attack, he added. |
| The attackers are also thought to have detonated bombs in the region. | The attackers are also thought to have detonated bombs in the region. |
| The death toll might be as high as 40, with members of the wider community possibly among the dead. | The death toll might be as high as 40, with members of the wider community possibly among the dead. |
| Dozens of people are feared to have been abducted and a number of students are still unaccounted for. | Dozens of people are feared to have been abducted and a number of students are still unaccounted for. |
| "Our forces are pursuing the enemy to rescue those abducted and destroy this group," defence spokesperson Felix Kulayigye said on Twitter. | |
| The attackers have fled towards Virunga National park - Africa's oldest and largest national park which is home to rare species, including mountain gorillas. | The attackers have fled towards Virunga National park - Africa's oldest and largest national park which is home to rare species, including mountain gorillas. |
| Militias including the ADF also use the vast expanse, which borders Uganda and Rwanda, as a hideout. | Militias including the ADF also use the vast expanse, which borders Uganda and Rwanda, as a hideout. |
| Uganda and the DRC have held joint military operations in the east Congo to prevent attacks by the ADF. | Uganda and the DRC have held joint military operations in the east Congo to prevent attacks by the ADF. |
| The attack on the school, located less than two kilometres (1.25 miles) from Uganda's border with the DRC, is the first such attack on a Ugandan school for many years. | The attack on the school, located less than two kilometres (1.25 miles) from Uganda's border with the DRC, is the first such attack on a Ugandan school for many years. |
| In June 1998, 80 students were burnt to death in their dormitories in an ADF attack on Kichwamba Technical Institute near the border of DRC. More than 100 students were abducted. | In June 1998, 80 students were burnt to death in their dormitories in an ADF attack on Kichwamba Technical Institute near the border of DRC. More than 100 students were abducted. |
| The ADF was created in eastern Uganda in the 1990s and took up arms against long-serving President, Yoweri Museveni, alleging government persecution of Muslims. | The ADF was created in eastern Uganda in the 1990s and took up arms against long-serving President, Yoweri Museveni, alleging government persecution of Muslims. |
| After its defeat by the Ugandan army in 2001, it relocated to North Kivu province in the DRC. | After its defeat by the Ugandan army in 2001, it relocated to North Kivu province in the DRC. |
| The group's principal founder, Jamil Makulu, was arrested in Tanzania in 2015 and is in custody in a Ugandan prison. | |
| ADF rebels have been operating from inside the DRC for the past two decades. | ADF rebels have been operating from inside the DRC for the past two decades. |
| In 2021, suicide bombings in Uganda's capital Kampala and other parts of the country were blamed on the ADF. | In 2021, suicide bombings in Uganda's capital Kampala and other parts of the country were blamed on the ADF. |
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