All posts tagged "UPDF"
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694NationalUN Security, UPDF Commanders Meet in Mogadishu to Boost Mission Safety in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia | April 4, 2025:- Key security officials from the United Nations and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) convened at...
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1.1KNewsUPDF to shift troops from Lubero, to pursue ADF remnants in Eastern DRC
Kampala, Uganda:- The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has revealed it is considering withdrawing its troops from Lubero town in the Democratic...
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1.0KNewsUPDF kills 242 CODECO militias in fierce Eastern DRC battle at Famaki
Kampala, (UG):- The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) Friday said it successfully repelled consecutive attacks killing 242 militias of the Cooperative for...
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1.1KEast AfricaUPDF’s Col Byaruhanga succumbs to injuries after fierce Famaki battle with Lendu militia in DRC
Kampala, (UG):- Col David Byaruhanga, the Commanding Officer of the UPDF 409 Brigade at Bondo Army Barracks in Arua District, has been...
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935NewsUPDF breaks silence on assault of journalists in Kawempe North By-Election
Kampala, (UG):- The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has spoken out on the allegations of violence against journalists by its security personnel...
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638NewsUganda deploys UPDF commandos in Juba after Gen Kainerugaba order
By Ariiho Kevin Juba, (S.Sudan):- The Ugandan government has deployed UPDF commandos under the Special Forces Command (SFC) to Juba to provide...
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1.4KBig StoryFULL STATEMENT: Museveni clarifies UPDF deployment in DR Congo’s Bunia town
Kampala, (UG):- Uganda’s President, Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has dismissed reports that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have been actively deployed...
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438News44th Tarehe Sita: UPDF leads cleanup exercise in Kapeeka
Nakaseke, (UG):- The International Peace Support Operations Training Centre Tuesday joined hands with the community of Kapeeka Town Council to clean the...
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1.1KBig StoryUPDF officer who shot self dead pins Engineering brigade boss in shocking suicidal note
Mpigi, (UG):- Shocking details have emerged on circumstances surrounding the tragic passing of Lt. Amon Ariho, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF)...
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954NewsUPDF’s Mbuya headquarters shining with new face of infrastructure projects
Kampala, (UG):- The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MoDVA) Headquarters is currently undergoing an impressive transformation into a state-of-the-art facility in...
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1.4KNewsMinister Mulimba, 3 UPDF generals survive nasty accident at Nakasongola dark spot
Nakasongola, (UG):- The State Minister for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs, Hon John Mulimba and three UPDF generals Friday survived...
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555SportsUPDF team sets off for 2nd Africa military games in Abuja
Kampala, (UG):- A contingent of 27 personnel from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has been dispatched to represent Uganda in the...
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580CrimeUPDF officers shoot dead three civilians in Agago
Agago, (UG):- Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has condemned the murder of three people and the injuring of others by their own in Agago...
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934NationalCDF Muhoozi discusses security cooperation with South Sudan forces
Kampala, (UG):- The Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba Saturday held talks with his...
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2.1KNewsPolice, army speak out on accident that killed two senior officers on Masaka road
Masaka, (UG):- The Police in Katonga Region are seriously investigating the cause of a fatal accident in which two senior officers of...
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1.1KNewsGen Museveni okays retirement of ex-IGP Kayihura, 10 other Generals from army
President Yoweri Museveni has approved the retirement of former Inspector General of Police, Gen Kale Kayihura and 109 other UPDF officers from...
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857CrimeUPDF officer on the run after setting house on fire with four occupants
The group under the officer's command set ablaze houses on the disputed land where properties got burnt and stole 3 goats and...
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1.7KNationalUPDF speaks out on ADF attack on Kasese school, confirms 37 deaths
UPDF said 37 bodies of students had been recovered following the 11:30pm raid on Friday at Lhubiriha Secondary School in Nyabugando Parish,...
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1.0KCrimeSuspected cattle rustler in UPDF uniform gunned down in Moroto
According to Michael Longole, the Mt Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson, the security patrol team encountered the warrior, who was wearing a bed...
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1.2KNational
Bodies of Ugandan soldiers killed in Somalia attack return this week
In an interview yesterday, UPDF and Defence Spokesman, Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye, said the bodies of the slain soldiers will be flown...
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939Crime
UPDF soldier shoots football coach dead in Agago
The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday, May 31, 2023, at approximately 6:00 pm. when Omol was conducting a training session with his...
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1.5KCrimeUPDF Soldier stabbed to death in Kabale, two arrested
Private Byamukama was stabbed with a sharp object in the stomach and was rushed to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, only to be...
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2.3KBig StoryUPDF finally hands over Sabiiti’s body to family for burial
On Monday, the body was officially released to Sabiiti’s family in Kabarole district, culminating a 21-day period of waiting and uncertainty.
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1.6KBig StoryTwo weeks later, Sabiiti’s body still held by UPDF over ‘investigations’
The UPDF spokesperson, Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye says the army is still investigating the motives and circumstances surrounding Sabiiti’s death, and his...
