Forty-nine (49) civilians were handed over to civil society in the city of Beni in North Kivu on Tuesday 27 August 2024. These are ex-hostages of the ADF fighters released by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC).
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) yesterday handed over 22 former abductees and captives of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) at Kasindi, North Kivu, in the Eastern DRC.
The President of the Republic of Uganda and the Commander in Chief of the armed forces Gen (rtd) Yoweri Museveni has appointed Maj Gen Richard Otto the New Commander of Mountain Division.
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, this afternoon met with his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gen. Christian Tshiwewe Songesa, the General Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC).
Two notorious commanders of the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group known as 'Baghdad' and another identified as Dr Musa have been killed in the last five days.
President Yoweri Museveni met senior army officers from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) at State House Entebbe.
The joint military operation codenamed Operation Shujaa that is being executed by the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) has so far recovered 9500 rounds of ammunition from the ongoing operation against the Allied Democratic Forc
22 Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists have been killed during a fierce gunfire encounter with Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday morning.
Members of Parliament have applauded Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF)’s heroic “Operation Shujaa” against the terror forces of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Operation Shujaa, which was launched on November 30, 2021, to eliminate Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) activities from Ituri Province and neighboring regions, including Uganda, is already making inroads, according to UPDF Spokesperson Brig. Felix Kulayigye.
