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- UPDF is an abbreviation of Uganda People’s Defence Forces and is a nonpartisan force, national in character, patriotic, professional, disciplined, productive, and subordinate to the civilian authority as established under the constitution.
Claim
There are Photos circulating on social media show Ugandan soldiers (UPDF) receiving coffins draped in Uganda’s national flag, with a caption stating: “Yesterday, #674 Ugandan soldiers were evacuated and brought back home after dying in the war in Congo… RIP our brothers.” See here
Verdict: False
JamiiCheck investigated the claim and found it to be false. The photos shared are not related to the claim that Ugandan soldiers died in Congo in 2025.
Using Google Reverse Image Search, we discovered that one of the photos has been online since at least 2021. For example, AlJazeera published a news with titled “Ugandan army says it killed 189 al-Shabab fighters in Somalia.” The report explained that the Ugandan soldiers shown in the image were part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), and the context of the image was related to their operations in Somalia, not Congo.
Further investigation revealed that another image, showing soldiers standing beside coffins, was taken in 2005 at Entebbe Air Base. The image relates to a tragic helicopter crash that occurred on August 10, 2005, involving members of the Ugandan presidential helicopter crew. This crash was linked to the death of the former First Vice President of Sudan, John Garang, on July 30, 2005.
We also found another image showing soldiers covering coffins with Uganda’s flag. This photo was taken at least nine years ago. BBC published the news published the news on September 3, 2015, with the headline: “Ugandan bodies flown home after Somalia Al-Shabab attack.” The report explained that the bodies of 10 Ugandan soldiers who were killed in Somalia by the militant Islamist group Al-Shabab had been flown back home.
In conclusion, the claim is false. The person who posted it attempted to use photos from different, unrelated events to support a misleading narrative.
