{UAH} HOW WAS IDDI AMIN FINALLY DISLODGED?
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HOW WAS IDDI AMIN FINALLY DISLODGED?
As Tanzania mobilised its forces for a counter attack, Uganda exiles in Tanzania also assembled a force mainly composed of the pro-Obote faction that was named Kikosi Maluum (Task Force). It was under the command of the likes of Tito Okello, David Oyite Ojok, Maruru, Bazilio Okello, Major Rurangaranga, Col. William Omaria, Sam Mugwisa, Paulo Mwanga and others. To steal the show, Museveni also gathered a section of his FRONASA reminants and placed them under the Command of Eriya Mwine aka Sheif Ali. Before departing for the frontline, exiled President Obote addressed and blessed Kikosi Malum. Since Museveni was not a military Commander, he was appointed the overall Political Commissar of the entire Uganda contigent.
Immediately after crossing the border and entering Uganda, Museveni embarked on recruitment to swell his FRONASA. His first target area was the Rwandese Tutsi refugee camps of Nakivale, Orukinga and Nshungyerezi in Mbarara district. The main fighting group composed of both Tanzania army and Kikosi Maluum took the Masaka (central) Axis where actual fighting took place. The Uganda army with Libya's backing put up spirited resistance in areas of Masaka and Lukaya. Museveni knew that Kikosi Maluum was a pro-Obote force and he therefore took the Mbarara (western) axis in order to rise his own army that would in future counter balance Kikosi Maluum. As the fighting was ragging on on the Masaka axis, Museveni was busy carrying out reprisal attacks on Muslims in Masaka and Mbarara, gruesome massacre of Moslems in Itendero, ransacling of Kamukuzi palace and destruction of Kakoba Coffee factory. No such reprisal attacks were recorded in areas controlled by Kikosi Maluum in central, eastern and Northern region. The Ombarch massacre in West Nile took place in an area that was under the control of Museveni even if it was carried out by members of Kikosi Maluum.
Inside Uganda, the Uganda Army conducted the war proffesionally. It adhered to the Geneva convention on armed conflict. It did not attack civilian targets but instead its military police evacuated civilians to safety. Even when withdrawing, the loosing Uganda Army never committed attrocities to the hostile civilians who were jubilating for the advancing victorious forces. The question here is why would the much publcised 'brutal' Uganda army with its 'muderer' commander in Chief, Iddi Amin behave humanely at such a critical moment! The answer is that much of the allegations are for mere propaganda purposes. Much of the regime's human rights violations were committed by the intelligence services. The Uganda army under Iddi Amin remained proffessional but currently under Museveni the military intelligence is the country's lead intelligence agency that guides the regimes politics.
Museveni's efforts to rise a personal army from western Uganda succeeded to some extent. His recruintment theme was 'to break the northern Uganda's dominance of the security services'. He was tactiful in controlling the elistment of recruits by delibarately eliminating the numbers of Ankole Bairus in preference for ethinic Himas and Rwandese Tutsi refugees. That is why John Kazoora was openly turned back by Museveni at Kamukuzi. This how Himas and Tutsis came to dominate leadership in Museveni's current army which he has often defended by arguing that "its because of the western region's historical association with the liberation struggle."
On 11th April 1979 Kampala fell and David Oyite Ojok of Kikosi Maluum made the announcement on Radio Uganda. Iddi Amin fled to Libya. For Museveni, this marked the end of round one of his journey to the Presidency.
INFORMATION IS POWER.
Immediately after crossing the border and entering Uganda, Museveni embarked on recruitment to swell his FRONASA. His first target area was the Rwandese Tutsi refugee camps of Nakivale, Orukinga and Nshungyerezi in Mbarara district. The main fighting group composed of both Tanzania army and Kikosi Maluum took the Masaka (central) Axis where actual fighting took place. The Uganda army with Libya's backing put up spirited resistance in areas of Masaka and Lukaya. Museveni knew that Kikosi Maluum was a pro-Obote force and he therefore took the Mbarara (western) axis in order to rise his own army that would in future counter balance Kikosi Maluum. As the fighting was ragging on on the Masaka axis, Museveni was busy carrying out reprisal attacks on Muslims in Masaka and Mbarara, gruesome massacre of Moslems in Itendero, ransacling of Kamukuzi palace and destruction of Kakoba Coffee factory. No such reprisal attacks were recorded in areas controlled by Kikosi Maluum in central, eastern and Northern region. The Ombarch massacre in West Nile took place in an area that was under the control of Museveni even if it was carried out by members of Kikosi Maluum.
Inside Uganda, the Uganda Army conducted the war proffesionally. It adhered to the Geneva convention on armed conflict. It did not attack civilian targets but instead its military police evacuated civilians to safety. Even when withdrawing, the loosing Uganda Army never committed attrocities to the hostile civilians who were jubilating for the advancing victorious forces. The question here is why would the much publcised 'brutal' Uganda army with its 'muderer' commander in Chief, Iddi Amin behave humanely at such a critical moment! The answer is that much of the allegations are for mere propaganda purposes. Much of the regime's human rights violations were committed by the intelligence services. The Uganda army under Iddi Amin remained proffessional but currently under Museveni the military intelligence is the country's lead intelligence agency that guides the regimes politics.
Museveni's efforts to rise a personal army from western Uganda succeeded to some extent. His recruintment theme was 'to break the northern Uganda's dominance of the security services'. He was tactiful in controlling the elistment of recruits by delibarately eliminating the numbers of Ankole Bairus in preference for ethinic Himas and Rwandese Tutsi refugees. That is why John Kazoora was openly turned back by Museveni at Kamukuzi. This how Himas and Tutsis came to dominate leadership in Museveni's current army which he has often defended by arguing that "its because of the western region's historical association with the liberation struggle."
On 11th April 1979 Kampala fell and David Oyite Ojok of Kikosi Maluum made the announcement on Radio Uganda. Iddi Amin fled to Libya. For Museveni, this marked the end of round one of his journey to the Presidency.
INFORMATION IS POWER.
Viele GruBe
Robukui
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