Ugandan troops deployed in the Central African Republic (CAR) have killed 11 Seleka fighters.
“We killed 11 rebels, including a colonel who was commanding the group,” Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) spokesman Says Lt Col Paddy Ankunda told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday morning.
“We also are now in possession of their guns and a satellite phone,” he said.
“They attacked our squad in Zako on Sunday and they injured our soldier who has since died,” Ankunda said.
Ugandan troops are part of a 5,000-strong African Union regional force hunting down rebels from Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) taking advantage of the lawlessness in CAR.
The troops are reportedly supported by 100 members of the U.S. Special Forces.
The LRA rebels are scattered across a thick mass of forests in CAR and some neighboring countries…
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