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The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is an Islamic extremist terrorist group originated in Uganda but is based in the nearby Democratic Republic of the Congo. The group's insurgency began in 1996; it kills hundreds of civilians every year, mainly by attacking villages. The most deadly ADF attack in Uganda was on 8 June, 1998, when the group ...
Jaish-e-Mohammed (Urdu: جيشِ محمدؐ, lit.'The Army of Muhammad ', abbreviated as JeM) is a Pakistan-based [ 14 ] Deobandi [ 15 ] Jihadist [ 15 ][ 16 ][ 17 ] terrorist group active in Kashmir. [ 18 ] The group's primary motive is to separate Kashmir from India and merge it into Pakistan. Since its inception in 2000, the group has carried ...
Mohammad Masood Azhar Alvi[1] (born 10 July or 7 August 1968) is a radical Islamist and terrorist, [2][3] being the founder and leader of the Pakistan -based terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed, active mainly in the Pakistani-administered portion of the Kashmir region. [4] His actions are not limited to the South Asian region; for instance ...
Joseph Rao Kony (born c.1961) is a Ugandan militant and warlord who founded the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), designated as a terrorist group by the United Nations Peacekeepers, the European Union, and various other governments including the United Kingdom and United States of America. An Acholi, Kony served as an altar boy in his childhood.
An explosion at an eatery in Uganda’s capital was an apparent terrorist act, President Yoweri Museveni said on Sunday. Museveni The post Uganda’s president says deadly blast likely a terrorist ...
2010 Kampala bombings. On 11 July 2010, suicide bombings were carried out against crowds watching a screening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final at two locations in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The attacks left 74 dead and 85 injured. Al-Shabaab, an Islamist militia based in Somalia that has ties to al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility for ...
In October 1980, Uganda's West Nile Region was the site of a major military campaign, as Uganda Army (UA) remnants invaded from Zaire as well as Sudan and seized several major settlements, followed by a counteroffensive by the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) supported by militias and Tanzanian forces. The campaign resulted in large-scale ...
Died. (2020-12-04) December 4, 2020. Nuhu Muzaata Batte (1955 – December 4, 2020) was a Ugandan Muslim leader and spokesperson for the Kibuli -based Muslim faction. He was known for his outspokenness, ability to connect with people from all walks of life, and his contributions to the promotion of Islamic values in Uganda. [1][2]