Uganda National Rescue Front
| Uganda National Rescue Front | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Moses Ali |
| Military leader | Major General Ali Bamuze |
| Merged into | The Uganda People's Defence Forces |
| Active regions | Uganda (mainly in West Nile) |
| Ideology | Idi Amin loyalism |
| Status | Dissolved |
| Part of | West Nile rebels |
| Allies | Uganda government (1985–1986) Libya (until 1985) Saudi Arabia |
| Opponents | Uganda government (1981–1985) |
| Battles and wars | Second Sudanese Civil War Uganda Bush War Second Congo War |
The Uganda National Rescue Front (UNRF) was a rebel group that operated in Uganda's West Nile sub-region between 1980 and 2002. The UNRF was founded by former soldiers of the Uganda Army and individuals who hailed from the West Nile region led by Major General Ali Bamuze.
The rebel group was formed as a response to the revenge killings and persecutions that were dealt on the region by members of the Uganda National Liberation Army following Idi Amin's overthrow in 1979. The last of the UNRF combatants, who had by then morphed into UNRF II, were incorporated into the Uganda People's Defence Forces on 15th June 2002 following a ceasefire agreement with the government of Uganda.