6 , ▁the ▁U PDF ’ s ▁ 1 1 ▁Battalion ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁C AR ▁with ▁the ▁A U - R TF . ▁ ▁In ▁mid - 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁U g anda ▁would ▁withdraw ▁its ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁A U - R TF . ▁ ▁But ▁A U - R TF ▁operations ▁were ▁apparently ▁continu ing ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁when ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Task ▁Force ▁was ▁reported ▁ab duct ed ▁ ▁by ▁a ▁re bel ▁group ▁in ▁South ▁Sud an ' s ▁G bud ue ▁State . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁not ▁long ▁after ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁tro op ▁withdraw al , ▁U g anda ▁announced ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁L RA ▁purs uit ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁African ▁Republic . ▁ ▁The ▁re bel ▁group ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁de ple ted ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁it ▁no ▁longer ▁presented ▁a ▁military ▁threat , ▁although ▁local ▁people ▁and ▁non - g overn ment ▁ag encies ▁expressed ▁concern ▁at ▁U g anda ' s ▁withdraw al ▁from ▁the ▁Central ▁African ▁Republic . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁African ▁Union ▁Mission ▁in ▁Som alia ▁ ▁United ▁Nations - A fr ican ▁Union ▁Mission ▁in ▁Dar fur ▁ ▁Mult in ational ▁J oint ▁Task ▁Force ▁ ▁United ▁Nations ▁Force ▁Inter vention ▁Brigade ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : A fr ican ▁Union ▁Category : Pe ace keep ing ▁miss ions