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The Commander Land Forces (CLF) Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has hailed soldiers for their noble duty of serving their country, noting that it is through military services that one can best serve their motherland. The CLF was Wednesday…

Airstrikes carried out by Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) troops killed over 31 al-Shabab terrorists and left 71 others with life-threatening injuries near the towns of Mishani-Beladamin. The operation according to our sources was…

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said Sunday it has launched investigations into circumstances in which its helicopter crashed Friday in southern Somalia injuring four soldiers. The AU mission said the four soldiers were…

The Uganda Contingent of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) raided Alshabaab hideouts in the thickets of Sigaale village approximately 99.5 KM South west from Mogadishu city. The interdiction and on spot ground target separate…

The Secretary General of the United Nations has awarded medals to over 600 Ugandan Officers and Militants serving under the sixth United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU VI) in Somalia. The medals are a recognition of the one-year selfless…

Nine members of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent in Somalia are under isolation after coming into contact with a confirmed case who is in Mogadishu. On Wednesday evening, UPDF confirmed a soldier attached to the…

UPDF troops under African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) repulsed an Al-shabab attack on their position near Barawe Airport in the southwestern lower shebelle region of Somalia. According to Defense Spokesperson Brig. Richard Karemire, the…

His Excellency the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira has handed over recovered weapons to the Somali National Security Advisor Abdisaid Muse Ali in a…

The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen David Muhoozi, has flagged off 2414 troops of Battle Group 29 heading to Somalia to serve under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for the next 12 months. The function was held last evening…

The European Union (EU) delegation, led by the Deputy head of EU mission in Uganda Ms Anna Merrifield has held a dialogue with the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Joint Chief of Staff (JCOS) Lt Gen Joseph Musanyufu on behalf of…