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5 killed as suspected attackers launch coordinated assault on UPDF, Police

While police have not confirmed any link, the pattern of coordinated, cross-border assaults mirrors previous ADF tactics Ugandan security forces are investigating an overnight attack on a police barracks in Kasese District after unidentified thugs attacked and set a police house ablaze, prompting authorities to warn residents to remain indoors. Western Uganda — At least […]

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Former UPDF Officer and Rebel Leader Col Kyakabale Dies

Retired Colonel Anthony Kyakabale, a former rebel commander and once a close ally of President Yoweri Museveni, has died in Sweden, where he had been living for years. Kyakabale, a veteran of Uganda’s liberation struggle and a key figure in the Rwandan civil war that toppled former President Juvenal Habyarimana in 1994, passed away after

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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI URGES OFFICER CADETS TO UPHOLD HEALTH, DISCIPLINE, PATRIOTISM AND MILITARY COMPETENCE

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today presided over the commissioning of 352 officer cadets of intake 04/22-25 and professional Cadet short course intake 08/25 at the Uganda Military Academy Kabamba, Mubende District. Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni inspects the guard of honour. In his address, President Museveni who is also the Commander-In-Chief of the Uganda

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Sudanese Ambassador Meets Gen Muhoozi in Entebbe

Gen Kainerugaba also acknowledged the longstanding relations between the two countries, dating back to when Sudan allowed the UPDF to pursue its enemies in present-day South Sudan.   The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has this Wednesday morning met with Sudan’s Ambassador to Uganda, Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed. The meeting was held at

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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI HAILED FOR PROFESSIONALISING THE UPDF AS 52 SFC OFFICERS RETIRE

PRESIDENT MUSEVENI HAILED FOR PROFESSIONALISING THE UPDF AS 52 SFC OFFICERS RETIRE The Commander of the Special Forces Command (SFC), Maj. Gen. David Mugisha has hailed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for his able leadership and endless efforts that have ensured the transformation of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) into a modern and professional army.

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Kalerwe suicide bomber killed was under watch for 3 days, UPDF say

Kalerwe suicide bomber killed was under watch for 3 days, UPDF say.   Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have revealed that the female suicide bomber killed in a swift operation near Kalerwe Market on Sunday had been under tight security surveillance for three consecutive days. Addressing journalists at the army headquarters in Mbuya

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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI CALLS FOR DISCIPLINED DEMOCRACY AT DEFENCE FORCES COUNCIL MEETING

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, also Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has emphasized the need for disciplined democracy in Uganda. “On the issues of democracy, which is one of the four principles of the NRM, we want disciplined democracy not hooliganism, not bad language because we want Ugandans to decide what they want

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“PROMOTION IS A SIGN OF A LIVELY AND FUNCTIONING ARMY,” SAYS SFC DEPUTY COMMANDER

“PROMOTION IS A SIGN OF A LIVELY AND FUNCTIONING ARMY,” SAYS SFC DEPUTY COMMANDER The Deputy Commander of the Special Forces Command (DCSFC), Brig Gen. Asaph Mweteise Nyakikuru, has revealed that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Peace keeping troops in Somalia,  the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, have been able to perform

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Suspected Al Shabaab kill six police reservists

 Some of the Security operations around Boni Forest areas in Lamu County recently. [Maarufu Mohamed/Standard] Suspected Al Shabaab kill six police reservists Suspected Al Shabaab militants yesterday killed at least six police reservists in a morning attack that left four others injured in Fafi, Garissa County. According to security sources, an unknown number of insurgents

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David Byaruhanga: UPDF Colonel Succumbed to Injuries Sustained in DRC

Colonel David Byaruhanga, who commanded the 409 Brigade in Bondo, Arua District, passed away at Nakasero Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment. Colonel David Byaruhanga, a senior officer in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has died from injuries sustained on the battlefield in eastern DR Congo. He also played a key role in

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