UPDF Diamond spy plane, crucial for reconnaissance in the fight against Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants in the eastern DRC, crashed in Kasese district, western Uganda, on Thursday night. However, the incident raises concerns about the military’s aerial mismanagement, impacting reconnaissance capabilities in ongoing operations. The crash adds to a series of UPDF aircraft accidents,…
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces, ADF rebels have killed at least seven people in Kamwenge district, western Uganda. The attack occurred in the early hours of Tuesday in Kyabandara township. Remember, President Museveni recently said the UPDF were hunting for a group of ADF fighters? He also added that these have been carrying out sporadic raids…
In a recent incident, law enforcement authorities in Wakiso district successfully recovered a stolen gun from a shrine, leading to the detention of eight individuals, one of whom is a soldier from the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF). Police said during the operation, they not only recovered a stolen gun but also many items, including…
The fifth Division Court Martial has dismissed some of the UPDF soldiers who were seen in a viral video clip flogging a suspect accused of stealing a motorcycle. However, Corporal Richard Burton Odong Otto, the then Lagot Detach Commander, and Privates Sunday Mungu Acel, Dennis Ogwang, and Martin Henry Omara were charged with aggravated torture….
The UPDF Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. Wilson Mbadi Mbasu, has called on the retiring Army officers to uphold the UPDF spirit of high professionalism even when they are in retirement. While speaking at the function, Lt. Gen. Elwelu observed that many of their colleagues did not survive to reach retirement and said that it…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FADRC) say they have rescued nineteen people in the ongoing operation against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels. However, he explains that the group was reported to the joint base at Bwakadde in Ituri province after the soldiers attacked…
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) operating in Mwalika Valley in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills another commander of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The spokesperson for Uganda’s military operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Maj. Bilal Katamba, has identified him as Lubangakane, a middle-level commander of the…
Several days after the return of fallen UPDF soldiers from Somalia, details are emerging about why their burials have yet to take place. The UPDF lost 54 troops under ATMIS when Al Shabaab overran their forward operating base in Somalia last month. However, The raid was the deadliest and was partly blamed on a lack…
The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) have destroyed 500 camps allegedly belonging to the rebel outfit, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the start of Operation Shujaa in November 2021. Ugandan Defense Minister Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja made the revelation while addressing sections of local people and political…
The Presidential advisor General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has met President Hassan Muhammed in Somalia. Uganda’s ambassador to Somalia, Major General Nathan Mugisha has confirmed the news. The meeting of President Hassan by Muhoozi in Villa-Somalia is to talk about the issue of terrorism in the country. The meeting has come as a result of President Museveni…
