Fugitive Ugandan Islamic extremist leader arrested in Tanzania

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The fugitive leader of a Ugandan rebel group operating in eastern Congo has been arrested in Tanzania, Ugandan officials said on Thursday.

Ugandan police spokesman Fred Enanga told The Associated Press that authorities believe Jamil Mukulu, who had been on the run since the 1990s as leader of an Islamic extremist group known as Allied Democratic Forces, is in the custody of Tanzanian security officials.

The U.S.-sanctioned Mukulu had...

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Rebel leader of the Ugandan Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), Jamil Mukulu, center, is escorted by prison wardens as he appears at a magistrates court to challenge extradition proceedings against him, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Friday, May 22, 2015.

 

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The leader of a Ugandan rebel group with alleged links to Al-Qaeda has been arrested in Tanzania, state-owned Ugandan media reported Thursday. Uganda's New Vision newspaper said Jamil Mukulu, leader of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), was ...
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