UPDF Archives

Four UPDF soldiers killed since inception of operation shujja

He mentions that if the joint force maintains the current momentum, soon the operation agenda will be achieved and Eastern DRC will...

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National

Check indiscipline in security forces- MPs

Mukebezi was shot at by a one Cpl Bashir Mango Babangida of the Uganda People’s Defence Force, and sustained severe injuries that...

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National

UPDF bombs ADF positions in Irumu forest

According to locals, detonations of heavy weapons were heard in several localities south of Irumu forest, a situation that has created fear...

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Crime

UPDF soldier confesses to murdering 6 people in Jinja robberies

Lance Corporal Nabinoli alongside private Patrick Amandwa, the armory guard at Gaddafi barracks, were last week arrested over orchestrating armed robberies in...

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National

Maj Gen. Sabiiti Muzeeyi Pulls out a Master Stroke on Environment

The donation, comprising mangoes, oranges, and guavas tree seedlings is a Corporate Social Responsibility move for Million Trees Company to UPDF in...

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Big Story

Ugandans at DRC border threatened by ongoing UPDF strikes on ADF Camps in Congo

KIKUUBE, UGANDA: Ugandans residing on the DRC Uganda boarder in Kikuube and Hoima Districts have expressed fear of possible attacks from the...

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Big Story

UPDF soldiers convicted in Somalia used explosives to desecrate bodies of victims

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Radio Network-URN has obtained details of the five soldiers convicted last week by the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF...

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Africa

Two UPDF soldiers to serve death sentence for killing civilians in Somalia

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – XINHUA: Two Ugandan soldiers accused of killing seven Somali civilians in August while serving under the African Union peacekeeping...

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Breaking

Two UPDF Officers injured in Kireka train accident

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police in Kampala has confirmed that two officers attached to the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) sustained critical injuries after...

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Just In

Bobi Wine’s home sealed off by UPDF ahead of Museveni Swearing-in

Security agencies in a joint force of Uganda Police and Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) have sealed off the former presidential candidate...

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UWA Rangers Sentenced to Jail for Killing Truck Driver

The Uganda Peoples Defence Force (UPDF) on Tuesday sentenced two Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) rangers for killing a driver in Apaa Market...

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National

Gen. Museveni Elevates Nakalema, Akiiki In New UPDF Promotions

President Yoweri Museveni, also the Commander in Chief of the Armed forces has elevated the head of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit...

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Breaking

Stop Your Dirty Games Or You Follow Your Goons In Jail: Security Operatives Warn Unruly Bobi As They Surround His Magere!

By Our Reporter The residence of Ugandan opposition leader and presidential candidate of the National Unity Platform, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as...

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News

UPDF Soldier Knocked By Bicycle Succumbs Injuries

By Our Reporter RUBANDA: A UPDF personnel attached to Rubanda UPDF detach has died from injuries sustained after being knocked by a...

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13 Congolese arrested in Kasese over illegal fishing

Thirteen Congolese nationals have been arrested on Lake Edward in Kasese District during an operation mounted by the Uganda People’s Defence Force...

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National

Lt. Col Carol Basaliza On Spot For Using Her UPDF Position To Sort Family Affairs, Intimidate Relatives

Lt. Col. Nyakaisiki Carol Basalisa, who is involved in a bitter property wrangle with her relatives, has landed in hot soup after...

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Two UPDF Soldiers Arrested after fleeing from army base for a month

KANUNGU DISTRICT: Two UPDF Soldiers have been arrested following a joint security operation headed by Kanungu Deputy Resident District Commissioner Gad Ahimbisibwe...

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Breaking

16 yr old shot dead as UPDF raid to arrest father who deserted the army

A 16 year old boy has been shot dead following a joint security operation between police and UPDF in Kapchorwa District on...

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Crime

60 Arrested With UPDF Uniforms in Kisenyi

CRIME, KAMPALA: Police and Military in an intelligence-led joint operation have arrested more that 60 notorious criminals who have been terrorising Kampala...

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Breaking

BUNYANGABU: UPDF Soldier Shoots Himself Dead

BUNYANGABU DISTRICT: A Uganda People’s Defense Forces- UPDF soldier has shot himself dead in Bunyangabu district, the Daily Express has learnt. The...

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Court

7 Soldiers charged with assaulting journalists in Kololo incident

COURT MARTIAL, MAKINDYE: The Uganda People’s Defence Force-UPDF has sentenced seven of its soldiers who were involved in the battering of journalists...