Ugandan troops enter Congo to fight Islamist militia – three witnesses

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Ugandan troops crossed into Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday afternoon as part of a coordinated operation with Congo’s army against an Islamist militia blamed for a recent string of bombings in Kampala, three witnesses said.

Spokespeople of the governments of Uganda and Congo were not immediately available for comments.

(Reporting by Erikas Mwisi Kambale; writing by Hereward Holland, editing by Timothy Heritage)

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