Uganda's army has killed 309 people during an eight-month operation against cattle rustling in a northeast region rich in minerals, including gold, limestone and potentially oil, the armed forces said.
The Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF), the East African country's military, said the deaths were the result of a campaign to quell violence by cattle rustlers in the Karamoja region since July last.
“The UPDF, in conjunction with other sister security agencies will continue to work together to completely pacify Karamoja and end all criminality in the sub-region,” it said in a statement, Tuesday evening.
Inhabited by nomadic herders, Karamoja has long suffered from banditry, cattle raids and inter-clan wars fueled by cheap and readily available weapons.
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