The complete withdrawal of Ugandan and Rwandan troops from Congo is a success in itself. It is a successful operation even if rebel attacks had occurred again.
Uganda military completes DR Congo withdrawal
Ugandan military has completed its withdrawal from northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where it has been hunting the rebels of the Lord Resistance Army (LRA), the military spokesman said here on Monday.
Capt. Deo Akiki, the former spokesperson of the joint military operation by DRC, southern Sudan and Uganda told Xinhua by telephone that Uganda had pulled out all its troops by Sunday.
"As per now, we don't have any more troops in DRC. Our last contingent left DR Congo on Sunday," he said.Uganda's Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Aronda Nyakarima, handed over the last station held by Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) on Friday to Congolese army, who is to carry out the operations against the LRA rebels, he said.
"The withdrawal was not premature. We accomplished our task. We have now opened a new chapter of handling the enemy at regional level," Akiki said echoing the army's defense on the outcome of the operation.
"We registered a lot of success during our operations against the LRA in DRC. "We now leave the operations to DRC and MONUC," said the UPDF spokesman, Maj. Felix Kulayigye.
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