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  Allied Democratic Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) was a terrorist group opposed to the Ugandan government that operated in western Uganda with rear bases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [1] [2].
The ADF was formed by puritanical Muslim Ugandans of the Tabliq sect who merged with the remnants of another rebel group, the National Army for the Liberation of Uganda.
The ADF was cooperating with the various Kabila-allied forces operating in the region.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allied_Democratic_Forces   (669 words)

  
 Allied Democratic Forces
Based in the Ruwenzori mountains of western Uganda, the ADF is a combination of fundamentalist Tabliq Muslim rebels and remnants of another rebel group, the National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (NALU).
The ADF forces hacked two civilian women to death in Kasese district in May. The ADF's deadliest attack of the year occurred on 08 June 1998, when rebels killed 80 students of the Kichwamba Technical College in Kabarole district by setting locked dormitories on fire.
On 09 December 1999 the Allied Democratic Forces began a renewed offensive in the Fort Portal Town, Kabarole district, and Bundibugyo Town, Bundibugyo district areas.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/para/adf.htm   (571 words)

  
 Messages from Anarchist Democratic Forces (ADF) of Uganda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Anarchist Democratic Forces (ADF) of uganda have been fighting Yoweri Museveni's military junta from the mountains of the moon in western uganda for 3 years now.
Uganda Anarchist Democratic Forces (UADF) is commonly confused to be the "Uganda Allied Democratic Forces".
Reactionary forces have used an "allied democratic forces (adf)" to contra UADF from the masses.
flag.blackened.net /revolt/africa/uganda/adf1sep2000.html   (1144 words)

  
 Africa 13
In western Uganda, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) continued their abusive campaign in the Rwenzori mountain region, brutalizing and killing civilians and looting.
Civilians, both adults and children, were abducted during ADF raids to serve as porters or for forced recruitment into the rebel army.
ADF attacks were focused around the town of Bundibugyo, which experienced an ADF offensive from February to July resulting in many civilian deaths.
www.hrw.org /wr2k/Africa-12.htm   (2715 words)

  
 KWCC Biography - MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur, was commander of Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific during World War II, commander of the Allied Forces during the occupation of Japan, and commander of United Nations (U.N.) forces during the first nine months of the Korean War.
MacArthur was to lead American forces in the invasion of the Japanese home islands, and he was in the process of preparing for that impending and horrific operation when the atomic bomb brought an abrupt and decisive end to the war.
His forces were pushed down the Korean Peninsula until a defense perimeter was finally established at the southeastern segment of the Peninsula around the vital port city of Pusan.
korea50.army.mil /history/biographies/macarthur.shtml   (2585 words)

  
 africanfront.com (AUF)
Many of the social forces that were never incorporated into the new neocolonial states found expression in Human Rights organisations, Trade Unions, and Guerrilla forces, some seeking the reform, others the overthrow of government, and in some cases, seeking the creation of new states.
The fact that these forces are defining the course of African struggle in these terms half-a-century since the overthrow of the French government is telling.
ADF - Allied Democratic Forces - Uganda, Congo
www.africanfront.com /conflict2.php   (548 words)

  
 Democratic Republic of Congo: Killing human decency - Amnesty International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Rwandese and allied forces killed a number of priests and dozens of members of the religious community in eastern DRC during 1996 and 1997.
Many of those arrested, usually arbitrarily, by the RCD and their allies were reportedly subjected to beatings, and other forms of torture while in custody, especially in unofficial or secret detention centres in violation of Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions which prohibits torture.
However, several sources said that the Uganda action was a reprisal for the support Burundi reportedly gave to Rwandese and allied forces during the August 1999 armed clash between the RPA and the UPDF in Kisangani.
www.web.amnesty.org /ai.nsf/index/AFR620072000   (18654 words)

  
 MILNET: Terrorist Group Profiles
Aims to establish an Islamic regime in Somalia and force the secession of the Ogeden region of Ethiopia.
The ADF seeks to use the kidnapping and murder of civilians to create fear in the local population and undermine confidence in the Government.
The RUF is a loosely organized guerrilla force seeking to retain control of the lucrative diamond-producing regions of the country.
www.milnet.com /tgp/tgpndx2.htm   (5607 words)

  
 Congo v. Uganda : Verbatim Record 2000-23- 28 June 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A formal plan for the disengagement of all contending armed forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was agreed to at Kampala on 8 April 2000.
The failure of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to produce evidence to support any of its charges against Uganda is all the more significant in view of the fact that they have had eight months to prepare their Memorial on the merits, which is due 21 July.
Ugandan forces are in Eastern Congo in the exercise of Uganda's right to self-defence, and as stipulated in the Lusaka Agreement, to restrain rebel groups that have taken advantage of the political vacuum and absence of central government authority in the region to attack Uganda from Congolese sanctuaries.
www.icj-cij.org /icjwww/idocket/ico/ico_cr/ico_icr2000-23.html   (9325 words)

  
 Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement
On the coming into force of the Agreement, the Parties shall release persons detained or taken hostage and shall give them the latitude to relocate to any provinces within the DRC or country where their security will be guaranteed.
The final withdrawal of all foreign forces from the national territory of the DRC shall be carried out in accordance with the Calendar in Annex B of this Agreement and a withdrawal schedule to be prepared by the UN, the OAU and the JMC.
All forces shall be restricted to the declared and recorded locations and all movements shall be authorised by the JMC, OAU and UN mechanisms.
www.state.gov /t/ac/csbm/rd/22634.htm   (3736 words)

  
 Allied Democratic Forces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The ADF uses the kidnapping and murder of civilians to create fear in the local population and undermine confidence in the government.
The group is suspected to be responsible for dozens of bombings in public areas.
The Ugandan military offensive in mid-2000 destroyed several ADF camps.
www.fas.org /irp/world/para/adf.htm   (107 words)

  
 [14 Dec 2000] SC/6975 : SECURITY COUNCIL, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1332 (2000), EXTENDS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Addressing the Council prior to adopting the resolution, Léonard She Okitundu, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, stressed the importance of closer involvement by the Secretary-General, with the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and regional leaders, in African initiatives to relaunch the peace process.
The consolidated appeal for the Democratic Republic of the Congo for 2001 was launched at the end of November; $139.5 million was requested to address the critical humanitarian needs of the war-affected populations.
Those forces were not bona fide refugees, the letter states, but armed forces that should not be permitted to return to the Democratic Republic.
www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2000/20001214.sc6975.doc.html   (3833 words)

  
 Ceasefire Agreement: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Peace Agreements: Library and Links: U.S. Institute of Peace
On the coming into force of this Agreement the Parties commit themselves to immediately address the security concerns of the DRC and her neighbouring countries.
The final withdrawal of all foreign forces from the national territory of the DRC shall be carried out in accordance with the Calender in Annex B of this Agreement and a withdrawal schedule to be prepared by the UN, the OAU and the JMC.
4.1 The final orderly withdrawal of all foreign forces from the national territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo shall be in accordance with Annex 'B' of this Agreement.
www.usip.org /library/pa/drc/drc_07101999.html   (3706 words)

  
 N - Appendix C: Background Information on Other Terrorist Groups
Several thousand ALIR regular forces operate alongside the Congolese army on the front lines of the Congo civil war, while a like number of ALIR guerrillas operate in eastern Congo closer to the Rwandan border.
The RUF is a loosely organized force that fought a ten-year civil war to seize control of the lucrative diamond-producing regions of the country.
Peruvian forces stormed the residence in April 1997 rescuing all but one of the remaining hostages and killing all 14 group members, including the remaining leaders.
www.milnet.com /state/2002/19992.htm   (6773 words)

  
 Uganda - Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)
The ADF has been attempting to destabilize the Museveni regime since its beginning in the spring of 1996.
The ADF is estimated to have between 600 and 1,000 members, recruiting mainly from among the Hutu Rwandan Army and from late President Mobutu Sese Seko's Forces Armees Zaireoises.
Most of the clashes between the ADF and government forces have been occurring in and around the towns of Bundibugyo, Bumbombi, Kabarole and Kabunomi.
www.comebackalive.com /df/dplaces/uganda/player1.htm   (330 words)

  
 BBC News | Monitoring | Ugandans under attack
The Muslim dominated Allied Democratic Forces have been blamed for numerous attacks in western Uganda, as well as a recent spate of bomb attacks in Kampala:
"The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels Sunday slaughtered two women in an attack on Bugombwa village in Busaru subcounty in Bundibugyo District [western Uganda].
The district police commander, Mr Charles Tumwesigye, said this brings the number of civilians butchered by the ADF rebels in Bundibugyo to 22 in less than a month...
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/monitoring/290980.stm   (516 words)

  
 Papers connect Iraqi spies to African terrorist group
Throughout its campaign, the ADF has been provided with weapons and funding by the Islamist government in Sudan, one of several states Washington accuses of sponsoring terrorism.
The key figure behind the ADF is widely acknowledged to be a fundamentalist Islamic cleric, Sheikh Jamil Makulu.
Several ADF commanders were taken for training in the Sudan and Afghanistan, while several junior ones were trained in the Nairobi cell.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/897114/posts   (2584 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | WORLD > Jordanian, Indian UN soldiers shot dead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
JORDANIAN and Indian soldiers with the UN peacekeeping forces in Haiti and Uganda were shot dead by insurgents on Sunday, according to the United Nations.
Monday, Manila time) was blamed on Allied Democratic Forces rebels opposed to President Yoweri Museveni’s regime in Uganda, across the eastern border.
Seven members, including a Filipino, with the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti have been killed since the force was deployed in June 2004 in the chaos that followed Aristide’s departure.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/dec/27/yehey/world/20051227wor5.html   (341 words)

  
 PPP not to reject talks offer: Asif -DAWN - Top Stories; 03 October, 2004
Mr Zardari appeared confident that the general would be forced out of both the office he was holding at the moment within this year and the PPP-P would emerge victorious in fresh elections with the help of democratic forces.
He acknowledged that MMA was an important political force, but refused to recognize it as an opposition party.
He asked the alliance to support the PPP-P and its allied democratic forces in their struggle against the government.
www.dawn.com /2004/10/03/top2.htm   (536 words)

  
 Congo War
Addendum to the report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (PDF) - UN Doc: S/2001/1072 - 13 November 2001.
The war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC - formerly called Zaire under President Mobutu Sese Seko) is the widest interstate war in modern African history.
Rwandan Hutu militia forces (Interahamwe) who fled Rwanda following the ascension of a Tutsi-led government were using Hutu refugee camps in eastern DRC as bases for incursions against Rwanda.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/congo.htm   (1649 words)

  
 monuc.org: SADC troops to help drive rebels out of DRC ::: 15/07/2005
Asked to comment on the role to be played by South African forces, he said: "We have troops in the DRC and are looking at sending more forces.
The rebel forces in the DRC comprise the Burundi National Liberation Front, Allied Democratic Forces/National Army for the Liberation of Uganda, People's Redemption Army, Interwehamwe, and Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
Members of the Interwehamwe and FDLR fled to the DRC after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda to escape prosecution for their roles in the murders of a million Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
www.monuc.org /news.aspx?newsID=7602   (708 words)

  
 Rwanda's Secret War - UN Security Council - Global Policy Forum
According to the DRC government, troops of the Armed Forces for the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) have clashed with the RDF at numerous locations.
RPA joined with Ugandan People's Defense Forces (UPDF) and the guerilla army of Laurent Kabila's Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (ADFL) in the "War of Liberation" that subsequently ended the decades long reign of President Mobutu Sese Seko in Congo (Zaire).
The UPC and the Force for National Liberation (FNI), another militia, continue to extort a weekly war tax from citizens, persecute those who refuse to comply, and terrorize the citizenry.
www.globalpolicy.org /security/issues/congo/2004/1210secretwar.htm   (3404 words)

  
 TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents
Another rebel group operating in western Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the Rwenzori Mountains, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), emerged as a localized threat in 1996 and inflicted substantial suffering on the population in the area.
Remnants of the ADF remain in eastern Congo.
Prior to 2000, U.S. military forces participated with the UPDF in training activities under the African Crisis Response Initiative.
www.traveldocs.com /ug/foreign.htm   (661 words)

  
 monuc.org: Aronda Warns Congo On Kony ::: 26/09/2005
With the DRC forces slowly integrating and terrorist organisations like LRA, the Interahamwe, National Army of Liberation of Uganda, Allied Democratic Forces and the People's Redemption Army, the country would go on fire," Aronda (above) said in a Saturday interview.
Aronda said Uganda had communicated the presence of the rebels in the Congo to President Joseph Kabila's government and the UN monitoring force (MONUC) commander.
On Friday, MONUC Commander Gen. Abubaker Gaye, MONUC officials in Kampala, the Operations Commander of the DRC forces and the DRC Deputy Chief of Military Intelligence met Aronda in Kampala.
www.monuc.org /news.aspx?newsID=8431   (402 words)

  
 Allied Democratic Movement (Uganda)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The flag of the Allied Democratic Movement / Army is at this website.
Following information on Flag Report 23 the ADM (popularly know as Allied Democratic Forces) had some success, after 1996 in South West Uganda, near the Congo frontier.
It was a union of several small groups: Tabliq (extreme Muslims), National Army for the Liberation of Uganda; and soldiers of the fallen governments of Rwanda (Hutus) and of Mobuto's Zaire.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ug}adm.html   (188 words)

  
 BBC News | AFRICA | Ugandan rebels abduct schoolchildren
Reports from Uganda say the army has clashed with rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces who, the authorities say, were attempting to abduct more than thirty high school students from a school west of Kampala.
They said two schoolchildren were killed in the crossfire as the army, using machine guns and mortars, tried to prevent the abductions.
Correspondents say both the Allied Democratic Forces and the Lord's Resistance Army, which is active in northern Uganda, frequently abduct high school students and force them into fighting and portering or working as sex slaves.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/58504.stm   (127 words)

  
 New Vision Online : President Museveni meets former Allied Democratic Forces rebels
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President Museveni meets former Allied Democratic Forces rebels
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has welcomed former rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) from the bush.
www.newvision.co.ug /D/8/13/459059   (176 words)

  
 Vanguard - World : DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda agree to end rebel presence in DRC
LUBUMBASHI — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Uganda have agreed to put an end to the presence of armed groups in the DRC that pose a threat to all of them, the DRC government announced Friday.
After a two-day meeting in Lubumbashi, the main city in the southeastern Katanga province of the DRC, “the three countries reaffirmed their commitment to put an end to the threat posed to the security of the three countries by the presence and activities of the negative forces in the east,” a statement said.
After hiding in the jungles of the east of the DRC for the past 11 years, on March 31 the FDLR announced in Rome they were giving up their armed struggle and agreeing to go back to Rwanda.
www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/world/w325042005.html   (464 words)

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