Kasese, Uganda | THEE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Force(UPDF) has denied claims that three students of Mpondwe-Lhubiriha Secondary School that were abducted by the Allied Democratic Forces(ADF) rebels had escaped from captivity. Last week, suspected members of the ADF rebel group attacked the school resulting in the loss of …
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Terror group’s new funding, wider networks exposed COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | A well-orchestrated attack on Lhubiriha Secondary School in Kasese District on June 16 that left 43 people dead; 37 of whom were students, has left the nation in shock and agony. The government has pinned the notorious Allied …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs has attributed the attack on Lhubiriha Secondary School in Kasese District by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels to late, and inaccurate information relayed to the army. Vincent Ssempijja told Members of Parliament on Thursday that when the …
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Mpondwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Reports from Mpondwe indicate suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels attacked Lhubirira secondary school and killed 41, including 38 students. Killed at the school near the Uganda-DRC border Friday night are 38 students, one guard and two members of the local community …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces -UPDF in Somalia have told Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba that the recent attack by Al-Shabaab which left 54 soldiers killed resulted from mistaking them for farmers in their gardens. Al-Shabaab overrun UPDF base at Buulo-Mareer on May 26 at 5am. The …
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Debate rages on the future of UPDF in Somalia mission COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Jonathan Odur, the opposition MP of Erute South constituency and Shadow Minister for Defence, says the Ugandan contingent in the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has done a good job in keeping peace. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Brigadier Freeman Robert Mugabe has been reappointed as the Chairperson of the General Court Martial. In a message from President Museveni which Uganda Radio Network has seen, Mugabe who was appointed last year to replace Lt General Andrew Gutti had his one-year contract renewed on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan army, UPDF finally regained full control of the forward operating base in Buulo Mareer, approximately 120km southwest of Mogadishu in Lower Shabelle region which had been overran by Al Shabaab militants last week. The UPDF also uprooted the militants from the nearby …
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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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