Allied Democratic Forces insurgency

Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
	Part of Kivu conflict and Ituri conflict
	; A UNFIB soldier standing guard during an operation against the ADF on the outskirts of Beni
Date	13 November 1996 – present; (29 years, 4 months and 1 day)
Location	Uganda, DR Congo
Status	Ongoing
Belligerents
Uganda; DR Congo Armed Forces (FARDC); ; MONUSCO Force Intervention Brigade ; ;	ADF (1996–2015) NALU (early 1996); ; ISIL IS-CAP ADF-Baluku; ; ; ADF-Mukulu NALU; ; RCD/K-ML APC; ; Mai-Mai Kyandenga (2020–present); Supported by:; FARDC elements; LRA; Al-Shabaab (disputed); Various Jihadi groups (Ugandan and MONUSCO claim); Sudan (1990s; currently unknown) ;
Commanders and leaders
Yoweri Museveni; Félix Tshisekedi; Joseph Kabila; Marcel Mbangu Mashita; Jacques Nduru; James Aloizi Mwakibolwa ;	Jamil Mukulu (POW); Musa Baluku (WIA); Hood Lukwago (Possibly KIA); Yusuf Kabanda †; Muhammad Kayiira †; Ashraf Lukwago; Frank Kithasamba ;
Strength
2019–2020 22,000 FARDC troops; 3,000 UN troops;	/ Islamic State 1,500–2,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown; Many; 17+ killed (at least 15 Tanzanians, 1 Malawian, 1 South African)	1,590–2,090+ killed; 314+ captured
	8,000 people killed (including civilians, soldiers and rebels); 150,000+ displaced

The Allied Democratic Forces insurgency is an ongoing conflict waged by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), against the governments of those two countries and the MONUSCO. The insurgency began in 1996, intensifying in 2013, resulting in hundreds of deaths. The ADF is known to currently control a number of hidden camps which are home to about 2,000 people; in these camps, the ADF operates as a proto-state with "an internal security service, a prison, health clinics, and an orphanage" as well as schools for boys and girls.