Uganda’s military chief has warned the African country’s armed forces could enter the Iran war on Israel’s side after issuing a series of statements on social media that went viral this week.

Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba — son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni — who is considered to be his likely successor, has spent this week making a barrage of posts on X in support of Israel.

«We stand with Israel because we are Christians,» he wrote, adding in another post, «Uganda is the David that was forgotten and neglected by the world. We will defeat the giant, Goliath.»

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Kainerugaba began his social media blitz with, «We want the war in the Middle East to end now. The world is tired of it. But any talk of destroying or defeating Israel will bring us into the war. On the side of Israel!»

Uganda has 45,000 active military personnel in the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF), with around 35,000 reserves, according to its ministry of defense. It’s estimated to have approximately 240 tanks and over 1,000 armored fighting vehicles.

The nation is also heavily involved militarily in conflict-affected countries. Its soldiers fight as part of an African Union force against Islamist al-Shabab terrorists in Somalia. Their army is also still operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) against the Islamic State-linked ADF terrorist group.

While Iran is not known to have any interests in Uganda, it has been accused of covert operations in neighboring Kenya and Tanzania, including the running of smuggling networks and making controversial diplomatic and economic outreach with questionable motives throughout the region. Although landlocked, Uganda is said to be wary of Iran’s strategic interest in gaining a presence in the regional waters of the Indian Ocean and Red Sea.

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In another post he stated, «Israel stood with us when we were nobodies in the 1980s and 1990s. Why wouldn’t we defend her now that our GDP is $100 billion? One of the largest in Africa.»

Israel has historically trained Ugandan forces, including the general. It is understood that Uganda maintains a strong strategic partnership with Israel, with close security and intelligence ties.

Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel, Oct. 9, 2023.  (Amir Cohen/Reuters)

It wasn’t always like this. In 1976, with dictator Idi Amin aggressively opposing Israel, four terrorists hijacked Air France Flight 139 on its way from Tel Aviv to France. The plane was diverted to Entebbe Airport in Uganda. During the night of July 3, 1976, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) mounted a long-range rescue mission, originally codenamed Operation Thunderbolt, to rescue 106 mostly Israeli hostages being held.

The mission was retroactively renamed Operation Yonatan after the mission’s leader, Lt. Col. Yonatan «Yoni» Netanyahu, the elder brother of the current Israeli Prime Minister, was killed by a Ugandan sniper during the raid. The Israeli soldiers pulled off a successful rescue, but four hostages, seven hijackers and 45 Ugandan soldiers were killed.

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Kainerugaba announced that in a further gesture of goodwill toward Israel, he intends to have a statue of Yonatan Netanyahu erected at the exact spot in Entebbe’s airport where he fell. This week, Kainerugaba posted a photo of the statue on X, dubbing it «a sneak peek.»

A group fighting to get Virginia voters to approve an April 21 referendum to let Democrats in the state redraw its congressional maps is being pumped with liberal cash, receiving over $38 million from less than a dozen left-wing entities over the last three months, including from the George Soros-backed Fund For Policy Reform Inc.

The Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) tracks state spending in Virginia and, according to its database, Virginians for Fair Elections has received $5 million from the Soros-funded and founded entity, which is within his Open Society Foundations Network of groups known for pushing liberal causes. 

Soros’ latest cause is a massive gerrymandering effort in Virginia, where the state’s congressional delegation could go from effectively 6 Democrats and 5 Republicans, to 10-Democratic-leaning districts and one Republican-leaning district, per VPAP. Virginians for Fair Elections is one of the main vehicles pushing Virginia voters to vote «yes» on April 21 to redraw the state’s maps. Virginia’s decision to redraw its maps came after mid-decade redistricting efforts by Republicans in Texas, which significantly changed the state’s electoral maps.

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Tens of millions of dollars have been pumped into the state of Virginia ahead of the April 21 referendum vote, with the vast majority going to the Democratic side of the issue.

Besides money from Soros’ network, in 2026, Virginians for Fair elections received $20 million from the nonprofit counterpart of House Democrats’ House Majority PAC, $100,000 from Sen. Tim Kaine’s, D-Va., leadership PAC, a little over $10 million from the progressive nonprofit that funds ballot initiatives nationwide, The Fairness Project, almost $500,000 from the Democratic Party of Virginia, $1 million from the Global Impact Social Welfare Fund, $1 million from a group called American Opportunity Action, and then several other smaller donations from wealthy liberal backers.

The main group opposing redistricting, Virginians For Fair Maps, has only raised a little over $3 million from just two donors in 2026. $560,000 came from the Republican Party of Virginia while the remaining $2.5 million came from a group by the same name, Virginians for Fair Maps, according to VPAP. 

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Despite the fundraising advantage, the referendum is still expected to be close. Since polls opened March 6 for early voting, turnout in Republican-heavy counties has been high compared to the state’s election turnout in November, when Democrats performed very well and Spanberger took over the Governor’s mansion, while Jones took over the attorney general’s Office.

Democrats in the state have reportedly been urging Spanberger to get more assertive in the redistricting effort.

Democrat Beth Macy, who is running for Congress in one of the five House districts currently held by Republicans, said Virginia Democrats «gotta stop bringing a spork to a knife fight,» according to Politico. She added that it would be «helpful» for Spanberger «to be the spokesperson on redistricting because she did so well and won by so much.»

Soros’ network of groups and PACs has also been a powerful force behind supporting dozens of far-left district attorneys, such as the formerly recalled San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, Chicago’s Kim Foxx, and L.A.’s George Gascon. In 2022, 1 in 5 Americans were represented by a Soros-linked prosecutor, according to data from the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund. 

In Virginia, Soros’ Democracy PAC donated at least $500K to help Spanberger become governor and to help Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones, who fantasized about killing his Republican rival and his family, get elected. His PACs have also donated millions to the campaign coffers of far-left district attorneys in Virginia.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offers the Democratic response to the State of the Union. (Mike Kropf/Getty Images)

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Fox News Digital reached out to Soros’ Open Society Foundations and the other top donors pumping millions into the redistricting battle, but did not receive a response from Soros’ group ahead of publication.

«No one wanted to take this action, but in a democracy, we can’t let entire states rig their congressional maps just to bend to the will of one person. We have to respond. This amendment is a temporary, one-time exception that gives Virginia voters a voice and meets the needs of the current moment, while ensuring Virginia’s bipartisan redistricting process will resume after the 2030 census,» Alexis Magnan-Callaway, a spokesperson for The Fairness Project, told Fox News digital. 

«The ballot measure allows Virginia voters, not politicians, to decide for themselves whether they want new, temporary districts,» she continued. «This isn’t about favoring one party over another. This is about restoring fairness across the board by temporarily changing Virginia’s congressional districts.»

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) en El Salvador ha puesto en primer plano el papel fundamental de las mujeres rurales en la agricultura, a través de un encuentro celebrado en el departamento de Morazán. La actividad, realizada en el marco del “Año de la Agricultora”, reunió a lideresas, autoridades locales, instituciones gubernamentales y organizaciones aliadas, con el objetivo de fortalecer la resiliencia en los sistemas agroalimentarios frente al cambio climático y visibilizar el liderazgo de las agricultoras salvadoreñas.

Durante el evento, denominado “Agricultoras cultivando resiliencia en los sistemas agroalimentarios”, se compartieron experiencias sobre la conservación e intercambio de semillas, el manejo de viveros comunitarios, la restauración de ecosistemas y la implementación de prácticas agrícolas resilientes. Estas acciones buscan no solo garantizar la seguridad alimentaria en comunidades rurales, sino también preservar la biodiversidad y promover la adaptación al clima en una de las regiones más vulnerables del país.

Uno de los ejes centrales del encuentro fue la exposición de resultados y aprendizajes del proyecto RECLIMA, una iniciativa emblemática en el corredor seco de El Salvador. Este proyecto, ejecutado por la FAO en coordinación con los ministerios de Agricultura y Ganadería, Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, el Centro Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria y Forestal (CENTA), la Fundación para la Restauración de Ecosistemas y la Adaptación al Cambio Climático (FIAES) y con financiamiento del Fondo Verde para el Clima (GCF), ha logrado beneficiar a más de 50,000 familias agricultoras en todo el país.

El enfoque de RECLIMA prioriza la participación y liderazgo de las mujeres en el desarrollo rural. En Morazán, 152 mujeres han asumido el rol de promotoras comunitarias, encargándose de replicar conocimientos y prácticas innovadoras en sus comunidades. Además, 9,109 mujeres han participado en jornadas de restauración de ecosistemas degradados, y 1,041 han mejorado su acceso al agua mediante sistemas de cosecha de agua lluvia domiciliaria, lo que representa un avance significativo en la autonomía y bienestar de las familias rurales.

Durante la jornada, las participantes intercambiaron semillas criollas y variedades adaptadas al cambio climático, exhibieron productos agrícolas diversificados y compartieron técnicas para el manejo sostenible de viveros comunitarios. La restauración de ecosistemas y la promoción de prácticas agrícolas resilientes fueron temas centrales, resaltando la importancia de la diversificación productiva y la integración de conocimientos ancestrales con innovaciones tecnológicas.

La FAO subrayó que el liderazgo de las mujeres rurales es clave para enfrentar los desafíos del cambio climático y garantizar la seguridad alimentaria en El Salvador. En el encuentro, las agricultoras destacaron la necesidad de continuar fortaleciendo redes de apoyo, acceso a recursos y capacitación técnica para consolidar su papel como agentes de cambio en las comunidades.

El proyecto RECLIMA también ha impulsado la creación de espacios de diálogo y aprendizaje entre mujeres agricultoras, permitiendo la identificación de retos, el intercambio de soluciones y la construcción colectiva de estrategias de adaptación. Las autoridades presentes coincidieron en que la participación activa de las mujeres es esencial para alcanzar la sostenibilidad y resiliencia de los sistemas agroalimentarios, especialmente en zonas afectadas por sequías recurrentes y degradación ambiental.

La experiencia de Morazán refleja el impacto positivo de la colaboración entre instituciones estatales, organismos internacionales y comunidades rurales. La FAO reiteró su compromiso de seguir promoviendo la igualdad de género, la inclusión y la sostenibilidad en el sector agropecuario, reconociendo el aporte invaluable de las mujeres rurales en la construcción de un futuro más justo y resiliente para El Salvador.