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by Uzay Bulut • July 5, 2024 at 5:00 am
* In recent years, Uganda has faced a growing threat from radical Islamic groups, notably "Allied Democratic Forces -- National Army for the Liberation of Uganda" (ADF-NALU) and the Islamic State (ISIS) -- which have targeted Christians and escalated security concerns.
* "ADF-NALU has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. Meanwhile, ISIS has also claimed responsibility for various attacks." – Uganda: full country dossier, Open Doors, March 2024.
* Uganda and other African nations -- especially Sudan, Nigeria, Algeria, Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ivory Coast, Mali, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritania, Cameroon, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tanzania -- are increasingly suffering at the hands of radical Islamists. They are proof of how much even majority non-Muslim, secular nations are vulnerable at the hands of jihadist groups. To prevent jihadists from massacring, abusing or enslaving non-Muslims, and taking over the continent, countries need immediately to crack down on all extremist groups. Do not grant them space to operate.

In recent years, Uganda has faced a growing threat from radical Islamic groups that have targeted Christians. June 16 marked the one-year anniversary of a sickening terror attack at a Christian boarding school in western Uganda, in which Islamist terrorists murdered 42 people. Pictured: The funeral of Florence Masika and Zakayo Masereka in Mpondwe, Uganda on June 18, 2023. The two were victims of the Islamic terrorists who attacked the school. (Photo by Stuart Tibaweswa/AFP via Getty Images)

June 16 marked the one-year anniversary of a sickening terror attack at a Christian boarding school in western Uganda, in which Islamist terrorists murdered 42 people.

On June 16, 2023, the Islamist "Allied Democratic Forces" (ADF), based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), invaded the compound of the private Mpondwe Lhubiriha Secondary School in Uganda's Kasese District.

Islamic militants firebombed student dormitories; students fleeing the fire were either gunned down or hacked to death with machetes. Students trapped in the dormitories burned to death as the terrorists shouted "Allahu akbar!" ("Allah is the greatest!"). Some of the victims' bodies, burnt beyond recognition, required DNA testing to identify them. Six students were kidnapped.

During the 90-minute attack, 42 people were murdered, including 38 students, a school guard, and three local residents. According to the police, the victims' ages ranged from 12 to 95.

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