Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) have reported the fatal shooting of two suspected rebels affiliated with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the capture of their commander within the Kibale Forest National Park, located in Kamwenge district. Gen. Felix Kulayigye, the UPDF spokesperson, confirmed …
Read More »Jinja police detain suspected ADF rebel Nyanza
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Kiira region have arrested a suspected Allied Democratic Force-ADF rebel Lavara Nyanza. Nyanza, a Congolese national is currently detained at Jinja central police station. He was arrested on Tuesday following a tip-off from residents. During the arrest, security personnel say they …
Read More »Suspect in murder of tourists remanded
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded Abdul-Rashid Kyoto, also known as Njovu, to Luzira Prison on charges of terrorism and murdering two British tourists and their Ugandan guide in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kasese district. On Monday, Kyoto, appeared before court in …
Read More »Terrorism: Judge convicts seven ADF supporters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court has found seven out of the twelve people who were arrested for terrorism shortly after the murder of former Buyende District Police Commander, Muhammad Kirumira, guilty. Jamil Muwonge, Ibrahim Kavuma, Uthman Mugoya, Luutu Kimuli, Juma …
Read More »Suspected ADF rebels killed
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) on Tuesday killed 11 suspected ADF rebels who are believed to have been the ones who killed two foreign tourists and a tour guide recently. Last month, David Barlow, a UK national, Celia Geyer a South African, and …
Read More »Kasese leaders ask for basic military training to check ADF threat
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Kasese District want the government to revive local vigilante groups to address the threats imposed by the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels. They are also asking for basic military training to help them escape and engage the enemy in case of any …
Read More »Ugandan military strikes ADF rebel camp inside DRC
Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | President Yoweri Museveni announced Saturday that the Uganda’s military helicopters launched an attack on a camp of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, located 60 km from the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “The attack was devastating because it was …
Read More »Museveni asks Mumbere to work with Govt to eliminate ADF
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called upon the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR cultural leader Charles Wesley Mumbere Irema Ngoma to work with the government to defeat the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF and ensure stability. Museveni also encouraged the local community to back the security forces by exercising constant vigilance …
Read More »Nine linked to ADF, committed to High Court for trial over terrorism
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has committed nine suspects to the High Court to face trial on terrorism charges. The suspects are Moses Katende, Abdul Latif, Adam Goloba, Pyzo Musana, Aida Nakamatte, Rahma Namuganza, Rahuma Namara, Hafuswa Namwase, and one Kabwiso. They reportedly …
Read More »UPDF steps up security at DRC border after attack by suspected ADF rebels
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF has intensified its operations along the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kasese in the hunt for suspected Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels who killed three people on Tuesday. The attack happened at about 6:40 p.m. near Lake …
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