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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Elias Biryabarema

Uganda says military kills 309 in security push in mineral-rich region

FILE PHOTO: Women carry their belongings outside town of Kaabong in Karamoja region, Uganda February 17, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/File Photo

Uganda's military has killed 309 people in an eight-month-old 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 Defence Force (UPDF), the east African country's military, said the deaths resulted from a push to quell violence by cattle rustlers in Karamoja region since last July.

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