Ugandan Injured In Iran Retaliatory Attacks On UAE ‎ – Xavier Radio Ug

A member of the Israeli safety and rescue forces works at the scene the put a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and precipitated wound in Tel Aviv, Israel, early on March 1, 2026. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI by the utilization of Xinhua)
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan nationwide is among these injured in Iran’s retaliatory attacks on the United Arab Emirates, the Ministry of Defence has said. On Sunday, Iran’s Islamic Innovative Guard Corps intensified drone and missile attacks on United States army bases all over the Middle East following the killing of the country’s Supreme Chief, Ali Khamenei, and diversified commanders.
In step with the UAE Ministry of Defence, by Sunday, the UAE Air Power and Air Defence had intercepted 165 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 541 Iranian drones attributable to the originate of the attacks. The ministry said that on Sunday alone, the UAE Air Power destroyed 20 ballistic missiles, while eight missiles fell into the sea. They additionally intercepted two cruise missiles and 311 drones.
Nonetheless, 21 drones struck civilian targets. The ministry added that of the 541 Iranian drones detected, 506 had been intercepted and destroyed, while 35 fell correct thru the country, causing cloth wound. “The incidents resulted in three fatalities of Pakistani, Nepali, and Bangladeshi nationalities,” the assertion said.
The ministry extra essential that 58 folk sustained minor accidents all over the attacks, including a Ugandan and diversified nationals from Egypt, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Yemen, and Eritrea. The names of the injured had been no longer revealed by the Ministry of Defence.
The ministry indicated that debris fell in diversified areas as air defence systems intercepted ballistic missiles and drones, main to minor to moderate wound to civilian property. Accommodations, airports, and residential homes had been broken all over the attacks. With air lope disrupted, the UAE government has ordered all hotels in Abu Dhabi to develop stays for stranded company, with the prices to be lined by the Division of Culture and Tourism.
Ugandan nationals are among these stranded in UAE hotels after flights had been suspended. The Permanent Secretary of Uganda’s Ministry of International Affairs, Vincent Bagiire, issued an announcement over the weekend announcing the government is monitoring the scenario within the Middle East with grave fret and instructed Ugandans to slump lope to the affected countries until extra stamp.
Bagiire additionally instructed Ugandans residing in Iran to eradicate crucial safety precautions and skedaddle away if doubtless. The federal government has since withdrawn non-wanted staff from the Ugandan Embassy in Tehran, and consular services are currently restricted attributable to the insecurity.
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