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UPDF troops have launched air and artillery strikes on ADF main camps, the UPDF spokesperson Brig Flavia Byekwaso has announced. This comes after the DRC and Uganda agreed to jointly fight the ADF terrorists. "This morning, we have…

The Democratic Republic of Congo will allow armed forces from neighbouring Uganda to enter its territory to chase rebels blamed for massacres in the region, sources told AFP on Sunday. The deadliest of scores of armed groups…

The Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba who is also the commander of the UPDF Land Forces has dismissed reports that he is at loggerheads with President Yoweri Museveni. Gen Kainerugaba, through…

The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs Hon Vicent Ssempijja Bamulangaki yesterday opened a two-day orientation retreat for Members of Parliament on the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee at Speke Resort Munyonyo-Kampala. The…

The joint security forces, with UPDF as a lead agency, on 17 November 2021, extended the disarmament exercise upon criminals with illegal guns in Karamoja sub - region for another three (03) months. The Commander of the UPDF 3 Infantry…

The UPDF Commander Land Force Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has today visited the 3rd Infantry Division in Moroto. Lt Gen Kainerugaba was on a working tour to ascertain the status of troops in tackling the ongoing revived efforts towards…

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has awarded medals and certificates to Ugandan soldiers for their contribution to the ongoing peace and stabilisation effort in Somalia. The soldiers, from Battle Group 30, were awarded…

The leader of Uganda Homeland Liberation Force (UHLF), one of the rebel outfits blamed for the recent attacks on Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) detaches in northern Uganda has been arrested. This was revealed by the commander of…

The Joint Chief of Staff, Maj Gen Leopold Kyanda has urged the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) troops to demonstrate Uganda's firm belief in integration as a strategy for strategic security in the region. The UPDF chief made the…

The Commander of the UPDF Land Forces Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has concluded a five-day visit to the Ugandan troops in Sector I of the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). During his visit that was concluded on September 26th, Gen…