Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) lost 54 soliders in an attack late last month by Al-Shabaab militants. The Commander In Chief was speaking at a retreat for NRM leaders ongoing in Kyankwanzi. The 54 dead included the base …
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Why UPDF, the AU and Western powers should let Al Shabab take over power in Somalia THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Last week, Al Shabab militants made a devastating attack on a UPDF base in Somalia. They claimed to have killed 138 of our soldiers and taken many more hostage. …
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Commander issues tough orders in area of recent attack in which UPDF were killed Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | A few days since arriving in Bulo Mareer, the southeastern town 120 km away from the capital Mogadishu that was the scene of a deadly attack on an African Union Transition Mission …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said the Uganda People’s Defence Forces- UPDF base in Somalia was attacked by more than 800 Al-Shabaab militants. Museveni, who is also the Commander-in-chief also confirmed that UPDF soldiers were killed but he did not give numbers of the dead nor …
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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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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first arrest in the killing a Uganda Peoples Defense Force -UPDF soldier in Kabale district was made possible by the carelessness of one of the suspected killers when he left hat and walking stick at the scene of murder. Private Patrick Byamukama, 31, …
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Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Troops from 10 East African countries on Monday began a two-week training at the United Nations Regional Service Centre in Uganda. Personnel from Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda participated in the training that aims to create synergies and enhance …
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Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakasongola Army Barracks Unit Disciplinary Court has denied bail to Corporal Jackson Bitaryebwa and Private Enoth Tindimwebwa, both teachers who are accused of assaulting a student. The two reportedly beat up Andrew Kasita, a Senior One student at Nakasongola Army Secondary School on …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Preliminary investigations into the murder of Lance Corporal Yeremiah Turyamureeba, also known as “Paper,” suggest that a miscommunication between two officers may have played a role in the tragic incident. According to Mbarara District Police Commander Emmanuel Bwambale, a misunderstanding occurred between the two …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security team in the Karamoja sub region has recovered 503 live rounds of ammunition at Kokochaya check point, off Karita-Lokales road along Uganda-Kenya borderline. It is alleged that since yesterday the suspects, one identified as Kevo and another yet to be identified both …
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