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Lt Gen Muhanga rushes to Somalia after attack on UPDF base

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commander of Uganda People’s Defence Forces(UPDF) land forces, Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga has rushed to Somalia after an attack on the UPDF base by the Al-Shabaab. On Friday, the Al-Shabaab issued a statement claiming it had raided Uganda forces’ base at the outskirts of …

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No gun lost in Kapeeka attack – UPDF

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces have confirmed that there was no gun stolen in an attack in Kapeeka town on Saturday night. At 22:40 hours on Saturday night, assailants armed with a rifles attacked a Police and UPDF foot patrol in Kikondo cell in Kapeeka …

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UN strongly condemns airfield attack in Central African Republic

Windhoek, Namibia | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations (UN) on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on an airfield in southeastern Central African Republic (CAR) which left a Moroccan peacekeeper dead. The attack against UN peacekeepers at the Obo airfield on Thursday happened during a UN-led operation to secure the perimeter …

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Another LC escapes gun attack in Karamoja

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The LC3 sub county of Nyakwae sub county in Abim district Franco Ochuu escaped death on Friday’s evening after armed warriors laid an ambush and attacked him. Ochuu was traveling on a boda boda. The victims were traveling on a Motorcycle reg. No.UES 085Q, …

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‘Ordinary white man’? Picture of New Zealand accused emerges

Christchurch, New Zealand | AFP |  A one-time gym trainer from rural Australia who became steeped in neo-fascist ideology during travels in Europe, Brenton Tarrant described himself as an “ordinary white man” — until he became anything but ordinary. The gunman behind the massacre of 49 people in two New …

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NZealand mosque killings spark global horror

Paris, France | AFP |  Attacks on two mosques in New Zealand which left at least 49 people dead on Friday have sparked horror, revulsion and dismay around the world. One of the gunmen – believed to be an Australian extremist — apparently livestreamed the deadly assault. “It is clear …

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Boko Haram attacks governor’s convoy in Nigeria: security sources

Maiduguri, Nigeria | AFP | Four people were killed and an unknown number of others were kidnapped in a Boko Haram attack on a convoy of vehicles carrying the governor of Borno state in northeast Nigeria, sources said on Wednesday. A civilian militia member travelling with Kashim Shettima said jihadist fighters staged an ambush near …

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