Allied Democratic Forces

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The Allied Democratic Forces is an Islamist rebel and terrorist group originating in Uganda that operates mainly in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and is known for brutal attacks on civilians.

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Surface form Occurrences
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist rebel group
terrorist organization
accusedOf crimes against humanity
ethnic massacres
war crimes
activeInConflict Kivu conflict NERFINISHED
activeInRegion Ituri Province NERFINISHED
North Kivu NERFINISHED
conflictType insurgency
terrorism
countryOfOrigin Uganda NERFINISHED
designatedAsTerroristBy European Union NERFINISHED
Rwanda NERFINISHED
Uganda NERFINISHED
United Nations NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
financingMethod extortion
illegal mining
smuggling
formedByMergerWith National Army for the Liberation of Uganda NERFINISHED
foundedInDecade 1990s
hasAllegedAffiliation Islamic State – Central Africa Province NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName ADF NERFINISHED
ADF-NALU NERFINISHED
Madina at-Tauheed Wau Mujahedeen NERFINISHED
hasBaseArea Ruwenzori Mountains region NERFINISHED
border area between Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo
hasLeader Jamil Mukulu NERFINISHED
Musa Baluku NERFINISHED
hasVictims Congolese civilians
Ugandan civilians
children
ideology Islamism NERFINISHED
knownFor brutal attacks on civilians
operatesIn Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
opposedBy Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
Uganda People’s Defence Force NERFINISHED
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
originatedFrom Ugandan Islamist and opposition groups
primaryTargets Congolese security forces NERFINISHED
Ugandan security forces NERFINISHED
civilians
recruits child soldiers
religiousOrientation Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
usesTactic abductions
bombings
massacres
sexual violence
village raids

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Beni affectedBy Allied Democratic Forces
this entity surface form: Allied Democratic Forces insurgency