because we would have to blur everything to bring them to you. but that shows the scale and just the gravity of this attack that happened in a secondary school in the border town between uganda and the democratic republic of congo. we re waiting to hear a statement from the president, who has previously said that the adf is nothing and that the uganda military would stamp it out like it has done with other armed groups. but the adf is one of the armed groups operating in the eastern drc that s been carrying out these attacks across the border, will you also terrorizing the eastern part of the congo. cnn s larry madowo, thank you so much. in the federal criminal case against donald trump, even routine court filings are taking an outsized significance. one such bit of legal business took place on friday when special counsel jack smith filed
democratic republic of congo. the military and police are blaming atf, an armed group that came out of uganda that s pledged allegiance to the islamic state. the deadliest attack in recent years, it s carried out suicide attacks in the capital, notably in 2021 where three people were killed and more than 20 were wounded. in the same year the president of the drc agreed to launch joint military operations in the eastern drc to stamp out the adf, and recently the president said they would be defeated, that the military has been successful, but so far that does not appear to be the case, especially in this brazen attack across the border. the ugandan military says it s
dorm dormitory, they tried to open the door and escape and they hacked them with machetes. they also killed the security guard at the school. 41 dead here, eight in critical condition and at least six students were abducted at this school. the government has assured members of the community they were safe previously. the military were conducting joint operations in the eastern drc. now people are outraged. listen to this local leader. they are telling us their borders are secured. security is tight. i want the security to tell us where they were when these killers came to kill our people. is this security within uganda?
was taken from the school store and so the army are saying they will try to find the fighters and possibly secure the hostages. what to find the fighters and possibly secure the hostages. what more can ou tell us secure the hostages. what more can you tell us about secure the hostages. what more can you tell us about the secure the hostages. what more can you tell us about the adf? secure the hostages. what more can you tell us about the adf? the - secure the hostages. what more can you tell us about the adf? the adfl you tell us about the adf? the adf is an islamic state group that originated in uganda.- is an islamic state group that originated in uganda. they were initially led originated in uganda. they were initially led by originated in uganda. they were initially led by ugandans - originated in uganda. they were initially led by ugandans and - originated in uganda. they were l initially led by ugandans and they waged war against the government in the 1990s. they were b
attacked travellers on buses, and in 1998, they attacked a technical school and killed about 80 students. they burned their dormitories down as well. in the last couple of decades they have only been based in the eastern drc, except for 2021 when a series of suicide bombs in kampala were blamed on them. the rebels now say they are linked to islamic state.