source: Xinhua; Daily Monitor (Uganda); West Nile Web; Chimp Reports; URN (Uganda)
actor1: Zombo Communal Militia (Uganda)
actor2: Military Forces of Uganda (1986-)
location: Zombo
notes: On 6 March 2020, an unknown group of raiders (estimated by some sources at numbering around 100, with the majority believed to be Zombo district residents, and including at least some militiamen from the Lendu Congolese ethnic group) armed with basic hand weapons and bows attacked a UPDF base near Zombo town (Zombo district). Five UPDF were killed (at least one of whom dying of their injuries after the attack) and two were wounded. Initial information suggested that three of the attackers were killed, though this figure has been dropped from subsequent reporting. The attackers reportedly stole a small number of weapons. There is no clear motive for the attack at present; authorities have dismissed suggestions that the attackers are part of a new rebel group.