Busunga, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF Engineering Unit has started opening impassable roads in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The road from Mukakati, where the UPDF has set up an operating base has been in an appalling state. Two weeks ago, the UPDF, in a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People Defence Forces-UPDF has urged Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels in the Eastern parts of DRC to accept an offer for amnesty. Last week, the UPDF launched joint air and artillery attacks with their DRC counterparts, against the ADF cells particularly in Ituri and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP has warned that the “illegal” deployment of Ugandan troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo without Parliament’s approval will cost the country highly. On November 30th 2021, UPDF issued a statement indicating that together with their counterparts of the DRC army, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF has condemned the decision by the United States government to impose financial sanctions against Major. General Abel Kandiho, the Chief of Military Intelligence. pic.twitter.com/JD0PIHphlX — UPDF Spokesperson (@UPDFspokespersn) December 7, 2021 In her brief statement issued on Tuesday, the UPDF …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF troops together with FARDC have for the last two days been involved in community engagements to bridge the gap following the successful launch of ” Operation Shuja” in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The air force and artillery power of the …
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What Kampala needs to think about regarding our latest military adventure into the DRC THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Uganda has returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for military operations. Only this time we have some developmental agenda as well – to build some roads …
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Rwanda’s protest and fear of past DR Congo wars Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Finally, Uganda launched military strikes on the positions of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) inside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It happened sooner than expected and caught some by surprise. Even when the spokesperson …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The military operation launched against the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF in the Democratic Republic of Congo will only come to an end when the group is completely defeated, the UPDF has announced. Early this week, the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF and the DRC forces launched a …
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Beni, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Amnesty International is calling for the protection of civilians and adherence to international humanitarian law as the governments of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) launch a joint military operation against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels. The Ugandan army announced on …
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Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF has halted the use of armoured vehicles in the ongoing ground offensive against the Allied Democratic Force- ADF rebels due to the poor roads in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. On Tuesday, The UPDF, in …
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