Daily Monitor
Thursday February 11 2021
This photo shared on social media shows the wreckage of the UPDF jet ranger that crashed in Entebbe with two cadet trainees trainees who were piloting mutual training flight. PHOTOS/ COURTESY
Summary
The development comes just days after the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said Sunday that it had launched investigations into circumstances under which its helicopter crashed in southern Somalia injuring four Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers last week.
A Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) jet ranger on Thursday crashed in Entebbe, near Lido beach moments after takeoff.
Eye witnesses said there were two occupants in the helicopter who were rushed to hospital after the accident.
Grim pictures of a crashed light chopper belonging to Uganda military are rapidly spreading on social media- no details are being shared as to what would have caused this terrible accident. The pilot including a co-pilot appear seemingly lifeless in their seats of the blue coloured chopper which crashed in the middle of a highway. […]
Daily Monitor
Sunday January 24 2021
An SFC commando in training. Human rights activists have petitioned an Israeli court to stop the Israeli government from selling arms to SFC particularly the Galil-Ace and Tavor assault rifles (inset). PHOTO / COURTESY.
Summary
The activists in the petition further detailed several quotes from President Museveni’s speeches over the last five years justifying use of force against civilians.
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An Israeli court is on February 15 scheduled to start hearing the case in which human rights activists want the Israeli government, through its Defence ministry to stop selling and exporting firearms to the Special Forces Command (SFC), a semi-independent unit of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF).