Ugandan Army

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  African Union Soldiers From Uganda Convicted For Running Fuel Racket

  Nine Ugandan soldiers have been jailed for illegally selling fuel meant for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), an army spokesman said Wednesday.

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  Ugandan Army Says 38,000 Evacuated From South Sudan Conflict

  The Ugandan army said on Wednesday it had evacuated 38,000 civilians caught up in fighting in Juba, the capital of crisis-hit South Sudan.

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  Ugandan Army Enters South Sudan To Evacuate Citzens

  A heavily-armed Ugandan military convoy crossed into South Sudan on Thursday to evacuate citizens trapped in the capital Juba as fears persist that days of fierce fighting might reignite despite a ceasefire.

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  Fighting in Congo Between Army and Rebels Kills at Least 30

  At least 30 people including a UN peacekeeper were killed in clashes pitting the army and UN troops against Ugandan rebels in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said today.

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  Islamist Rebel Handed Over to Uganda From Tanzania: Army Spokesman

  A Ugandan Islamist rebel leader accused of heading a group that has killed hundreds of people has been handed over to Uganda after being extradited from Tanzania, an army spokesman said.

• Army Clashes for Second Day with Rebels in East DR Congo

  The Congolese army on Tuesday clashed for a second day with suspected Ugandan rebels blamed for recent massacres in the country's volatile east, civil society and UN sources told AFP.

• Blamed on Ugandan Rebels, DR Congo Attack Kills 26: Army

  Twenty six people have been killed in an attack on Beni, a major town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a Congolese army spokesman told AFP on Thursday.

• Uganda Street Kids 'Abused by Police': Rights Group

  Street children in Uganda suffer from systematic abuse by the country's police and other officials, including beatings and sex attacks, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday.

• Ugandan Army Claim They Killed 60 Gunmen, Troops Now Deployed Near Oil Area

  Uganda's army said on Monday it had killed more than 60 gunmen who attacked police and army posts in the west on Saturday, while extra troops had been deployed to restore security in an area near the country's new oil fields.

• Ugandan Troops Kill 41 in Battle With 'Tribal Gunmen': Army Spokesman

  Ugandan troops have killed 41 gunmen in a major battle with tribal gunmen in the western district of Bundibuguyo near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda's army spokesman said Sunday.

• Ugandan Army Kills Ex-Rebels in Central Africa Mix-Up

  Ugandan troops have killed at least 15 former rebels from the Central African Republic after mistaking them for fighters of the notorious Lord's Resistance Army, police has said.

• South Sudan rebels withdraw threat to boycott peace talks

  South Sudanese rebels withdrew on Tuesday a threat to boycott peace talks with the government, saying mediators had promised to address their list of demands.

• Elephants poached by fugitives for survival in Africa

  Members of a militia run by fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony are killing elephants across Central Africa to support Kony's struggling group, according to a report by watchdog organizations that are urging the expansion of programs to encourage defections from the Lord's Resistance Army.

• Top Joseph Kony commander captured: Official

  A Ugandan army official says Ugandan forces have captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-Central African Republic border.

• Kony's days of freedom are 'numbered': US lawmaker

  Wanted Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony's days as a free man are "numbered," a US lawmaker said on Wednesday, adding that the "noose is tightening" on the leader of the brutal Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).