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Ugandan army captures head of ISIS-linked militia accused of tourist murders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uganda says it has captured the leader of an ISIS-linked militia unit it blames for killing two foreign tourists and their local guide in a national park last month, Al Jazeera reported yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The militia chief known as \u201cNjovu\u201d was detained on Tuesday during a raid in which six members of his squad were killed, the government said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The militiamen belonged to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an ISIS-affiliated group based in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The group has allegedly killed scores of civilians this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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