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Daily Monitor Monday March 08 2021 A photo montage of President Museveni (left) and his son Maj Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba (right), commander of SFC. Summary President Museveni highlights efforts that government has taken to ensure a peaceful country “Therefore, traitors, local parasites and their foreign backers, be informed that the forces that liberated Uganda and have defended it ever since, are there and will always do their duty. When it came to two days before the voting day, about 24,000...

The East African Monday March 08 2021 Uganda Military Police caught on camera assaulting journalists and supporters of opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Summary But State Minister for International Relations Okello Oryem says the government ‘will respond to the senators appropriately once the letter is addressed to us officially.’ Advertisement US Senators on the Committee on Foreign Relations have given the Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, up to M...

Uganda held presidential and parliamentary elections on January 14. In the months before, armed men in “drones” abducted people from markets, taxi stops, petrol stations, roadsides, and homes. Hundreds of disappearances have been reported in the press and on social media. President Museveni himself, discussing what he described as “so-called disappearances”, said last month that the army had arrested more than 300 people. Most of those taken are young men with links to the National Unit...

Army leaders said the revised grooming standards support its “people first” priority, diversity and inclusion efforts. “The Army must continue to put people first by fostering a culture of trust that accepts the experiences and backgrounds of every soldier and civilian,” said Lt. Gen. Gary Brito, deputy chief of staff for personnel. “Our diverse workforce is a competitive advantage, and the Army must continue to offer fair treatment, access and opportunity across the force.” The cha...

Disciplinary measures against Ugandan army officers shrouded in mystery 6 minute read Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, and supporters outside the UN Human Rights Office office in Kampala, as journalists are assaulted by Uganda Military Police, 17 February 2021, BADRU KATUMBA/AFP via Getty Images The head of the Ugandan military apologises for the February 17 attack on journalists, promises to pay medical bills and claims officers ha...

Green Beret Pleads Not Guilty in Murders at Illinois Bowling Alley Share This: Photo: Winnebago County Justice Center via AP Special Forces sergeant Duke Webb pleaded not guilty of murder and other charges in a December shooting at an Illinois bowling alley and bar.  Duke Webb, 37, an Operations and Intelligence Sergeant from the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group at Eglin, AFB, faces three counts of murder and three counts of first-degree attempted murder for wounding three others in the...

With more than 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients, 39 of those have walked and trained on the grounds of Fort Bragg or Camp Mackall.  But all share the same common honor. The Medal of Honor is the nations highest award for valor given to servicemembers. These are the stories of Fort Braggs recipients. Sgt. 1st Class Eugene Ashley Jr. was a soldier with the C Co., 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces Command, when he died Feb. 7, 1968, in Vietnam.  His mission was to rescue entrapped ...

Webb, 37, is charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder in the Dec. 26 attack at Don Carter Lanes in Rockford. Prosecutors say he killed 69-year-old Jerome Woodfork and 73-year-old Dennis Steinhoff, both of Rockford, and 65-year-old Thomas Furseth, of Machesney Park. They say he also wounded two teenagers and a 62-year-old man. Authorities said the attack seemed to be a random act of violence and an attorney for Webb, Elizabeth Bucko, has said the Green Beret may suffer...

Daily Monitor Friday February 19 2021 On the left are some of the errant soldiers who were arraigned and charged by the general court martial on February 18, 2021 after they beat up journalists on February 17. Lt Col Frank Namanya (right) commanded the operation. PHOTOS/COURTESY/DPU Summary Although the army spokesperson claimed that there was no evidence implicating the operation commander, Mr Cliff Wamala, one of the victims of army brutality and a senior journalist with NTV- Uganda, identifi...

An Army special forces sergeant pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and other charges in the killing of three people and wounding of three others during a mass shooting at an Illinois bowling alley.