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Sudan and Egypt and many Islamist Jihadis are already training and arming anti Ethiopian and Eritrean governments.
Will this conflict look what is happening in central Africa, such as DR Congo, Uganda
Here is a BBC article to read and get ahead.

Allied Democratic Forces: The Ugandan rebels working with IS in DR Congo
By Linnete Bahati and Driss El-Bay
BBC Monitoring

The eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo has long been a cradle of rebel activity, often the spill-over of conflict in neighbouring Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda.

Among the most notorious groups now operating there is Uganda's Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).

The Islamist militant outfit was formed in the 1990s and primarily concerned itself with domestic grievances within Uganda.

But after re-emerging in DR Congo, its activity has taken on a more global jihadist dimension, with attacks increasingly being claimed in the name of the Islamic State (IS) group.
How did the ADF start?

The ADF was created in northern Uganda by former military officers loyal to former strongman Idi Amin.

It took up arms against Uganda's long-serving President, Yoweri Museveni, alleging government persecution of Muslims.
IS video of militants in the aftermath of an attack on a village in Ituri provinceimage copyrightIslamic State propaganda
image captionIS video of militants in the aftermath of an attack on a village in Ituri province

After its defeat by the Ugandan army in 2001, it relocated to North Kivu province in the DR Congo.

Following a period of low-level activity, the ADF re-emerged in 2014 with a series of attacks on Congolese civilians.

Musa Seka Baluku became leader in 2015 following the arrest of his predecessor Jamil Mukulu.

Baluku reportedly first pledged allegiance to IS in 2016.

But it was not until April 2019 that IS first acknowledged its activity in the area, when it claimed an attack on army positions near the border with Uganda.

This statement marked the announcement of IS's "Central Africa Province" (Iscap), which would later include Mozambique.

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While there are indications that IS has co-opted the ADF, IS has never publicly mentioned it by name in its propaganda.

In September 2020, Baluku claimed that the ADF had "ceased to exist".

"At present, we are a province, the Central African Province, which is one of many provinces that make up the Islamic State," he said.

Local media still attribute attacks to the ADF.
What is the situation in DR Congo?

According to the UN's refugee agency, the UNHCR, the ADF has killed about 200 civilians and displaced nearly 40,000 others in Beni since January 2021. The rebel group also targets government and UN troops.

Since the emergence of IS in DR Congo, the frequency of attacks has increased.

Iscap's attacks take place in ADF territory, centring on North Kivu's Beni territory, with occasional forays into neighbouring Ituri Province.
Read BBC ... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57246001

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