Ankara, Turkey | AFP | The Turkish authorities will disband the elite presidential guard after detaining almost 300 of its members in the wake of the failed coup, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday. “There will no longer be a presidential guard, there is no purpose, there is no …
Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan tells French FM to ‘mind own business’
Tayyip Erdogan declares a three-month state of emergency emergency in Turkey in order to hunt down all those deemed to be behind an attempted coup. Ankara, Turkey | AFP | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday told French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault “to mind his own business” after he warned …
Read More »Erdogan says Turkey will consider reinstating death penalty
Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey would consider reinstating the death penalty after the attempted coup. “In democracies, decisions are made based on what the people say. I think our government will speak with the opposition and come to a decision,” he …
Read More »UPDF: Uganda to be out of Somalia ‘by 2017’
Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda, the largest contributor to an African Union mission fighting jihadists in Somalia, will pull out its troops from next year, the head of the military said Thursday. Uganda was the first country to send soldiers to Somalia, spearheading the African Union Mission in Somalia …
Read More »Coup threats and the arrests
Dodgy intelligence, local interests, international backers Monday June 6: Soldiers of the Special Forces Group which falls under President Yoweri Museveni’s son, Maj. Gen. Muhoozi, are on a mission near Kampala city in Kyengera town in Wakiso District. They are moving in four pick-up trucks. The target is suspected recruits …
Read More »UPDF Soldier Kills Seven in Makindye Military Baracks
NBS: A UPDF Officer this evening went on rampage and shot dead 7 people before he was himself shot at Makindye military barracks. Sergeant Isaac Obua, the killer soldier killed four women and three children in the shootout. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »UPDF: Soldier at Makindye Barracks shoots seven dead
THURSDAY 4PM BREAKING NEWS: Reports just in indicate at least eight people are dead after a shooting incident at Makindye Military Barracks in Kampala, Thursday afternoon. The barracks was sealed off soon after to allow investigations to take place. The first reports on the incident have come from the Uganda People’s Defence …
Read More »UPDF rated 16th in Africa, 92nd in the world
The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) continues to be rated among the top militaries in Africa and the world. The latest rankings by Global Fire Power (GFP) put the UPDF at 16th in Africa and 92nd in the world. The online rating company Global Fire Power has 126 top countries …
Read More »East African military forces to jointly protect oil and economic boom
East Africa Community (EAC) countries are currently in the middle of a joint military exercise in Kenya to prepare for a future in which they will work as a united force. The EAC Command Post Exercise (CPX) Ushirikiano Imara is an exercise that is designed on peace support, counter terrorism, …
Read More »Forget about military takeover
By Sam Akaki It is not a defeatist attitude but a realistic one amid changed national, international climate As someone who once emotively entertained the dream that Museveni could, and would indeed be toppled through an armed rebellion, I am writing to enumerate the reasons why those who are dreaming …
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