List of wars involving Uganda

The following is a list of wars involving Uganda.

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results	President	Ugandan losses
Rwenzururu Uprising (1962–1982)	Uganda	Rwenzururu Movement	Victory Peace treaty signed in 1982^[1]	Mutesa II of Buganda	Unknown
Simba Rebellion (1963–1965)	Simba rebels Gbenye-Olenga faction Soumialot faction Kabila-Massengo faction Rwandan exile groups^[2] Uganda^[3] Sudan^[4] Foreign support Soviet Union Cuba Tanganyika^b China^[5] Burundi Egypt^[6] Algeria^[7]	Democratic Republic of the Congo^a. Belgium United States Anyanya Banyamulenge militias (1965)^[8]	Democratic Republic of the Congo Government victory		Unknown
First Sudanese Civil War (1965–1972)^[9]	Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1955–1956) Republic of the Sudan (1956–1969) Democratic Republic of the Sudan (1969–1972) Combat support: Uganda (Joint operations on Ugandan territory, 1965–1969)^[10] Libyan Arab Republic (From 1969 and combat involvement at least in 1970)^[11] Non-combat support: United Arab Republic^[11]^[12] Soviet Union^[13]^[12] United Kingdom^[12]^[14] China^[12]^[14] Yugoslavia^[12]^[14] East Germany^[12]^[14] Czechoslovakia^[14] Saudi Arabia^[14] Kingdom of Libya (until 1969)^[14] Algeria^[14] United States^[15] West Germany^[15]	SDF mutineers, bandits, and unaffiliated separatist militias ALF (1965–1970) Anyanya (from 1963)^[16] Israel (from 1969)^[17]^[18]^[19] Supported by: Ethiopia^[20]^[21] Uganda (from about 1970)^[20]^[18] Congo-Léopoldville^[22] Kenya^[20] France^[23]	Stalemate^[24]		Unknown
Mengo Crisis (1966)^{[citation needed]}	Uganda (Obote loyalists)	Buganda (Mutesa II loyalists)	Regime change Milton Obote becomes president		200+
1972 invasion of Uganda (1972)	Uganda Libya Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)	Ugandan rebels People's Army UPC supporters Tanzania	Ugandan government victory	Idi Amin	Unknown
Arube uprising (1974)^{[citation needed]}	Ugandan government	Putschists	Government victory Purge in the Uganda Army Several concessions are made to coup sympathizers, including the appointment of Mustafa Adrisi as army chief of staff		100+
Operation Entebbe (1976)^{[citation needed]}	PFLP–EO Revolutionary Cells Uganda	Israel Supported by: Kenya	Israeli victory 102 of 106 hostages rescued^[25] ~25% of Uganda's military aircraft destroyed^[26] 102 of 106 hostages rescued		45
Uganda–Tanzania War (1978–1979)	Uganda Libya Palestine Liberation Organization Supported by: Pakistan Saudi Arabia	Tanzania Uganda National Liberation Front Kikosi Maalum Front for National Salvation Save Uganda Movement Others Mozambique Supported by: Zambia Angola Ethiopia Algeria	Tanzanian victory Collapse of the Second Republic of Uganda		~1,650
Ugandan Bush War (1980–1986)	Ugandan government UNLF/UPC FEDEMU (from 1985) FUNA (from 1985) UNRF (I) (from 1985) UFM (from 1985) Tanzania (until 1985) North Korea (1981–1985) Zaire (1986, alleged)^[27]	National Resistance Movement (NRM) PRA UFF West Nile rebels: Uganda Army (1980)^[28] UNRF (I) (1980–85)^[28] FUNA (1980–85)^[28] Nile Regiment^[29] UFM (1980–83) FEDEMU (1983–85)^[30] ULM^[31] UNLF-AD^[32] Rwenzururu movement (until 1982) Karamojong groups	NRM victory civil war de facto continues	Milton Obote	~100,000– 500,000
Kenyan–Ugandan border conflict	Uganda Mwakenya Movement	Kenya NOM	Return to the status quo ante bellum Kenya–Uganda relations strained	Yoweri Museveni
War in Uganda (1986–1994)	Uganda (NRM government) NRA Local Defence Units (LDU) Arrow Boys Supported by: North Korea^[33]	UPDA UPA HSM (Auma) HSM (Lukoya) HSM (Ojuk) UUGM HSM (Kony), UHSA, UPDCA, LA, LRA FOBA NALU WNBF FUNA UNDA, UFA NOM Tablighi Jamaat militants (including UMFF) Supported by: Zaire (only western rebels) Kenya^[a] Sudan^[34]	Ugandan government mostly suppresses rebel activity UPDA, HSM, UPA, FOBA and UNDA mostly or completely defeated Some rebel groups, including the LRA, continue their insurgencies	Yoweri Museveni	High civilian losses
LRA Insurgency (1987–)	Uganda Zaire (until 1997) DR Congo (from 1997) Central African Republic (from 2008)^[35] South Sudan Arrow Boys UFDR MONUC^[36] Russia (since April 2024) Wagner Group^[37] Supported by: United States (2011–2017)^[38]^[39]^[40] North Korea(until 1990s)	Lord's Resistance Army Supported by: Sudan (1994–2002)^[41] Allied Democratic Forces	Ongoing (Low-level) Founder and leader of the LRA Joseph Kony goes into hiding Senior LRA commander Dominic Ongwen surrenders to American forces in the Central African Republic and is tried at the Hague^[42]^[43] Majority of LRA installations and encampments located in South Sudan and Uganda abandoned and dismantled Small scale LRA activity continues in eastern DR Congo, and the Central African Republic^[35]	Yoweri Museveni	65,000+
Second Sudanese Civil War (1993–2005)	SPLA SPLA-Mainstream^[44] SPLA-Agar SPDF ALF Titweng^[45] SSLM NDA Sudanese Alliance Forces^[46] Anyanya II Eastern Coalition FDR Ethiopia (1995–1998)^[47] Eritrea (1996–1998, 2002–2005)^[48] Uganda (from 1993)^[49]^[50] Non-combat aid: Libya (1983–1985)^[51]^[52] Israel^[53] Cuba (until 1991)^[54]	Sudan Armed Forces PDF Army of Peace Muraheleen Ex-FAR and Interahamwe^[55] SSDF SPLA dissidents SPLA-Nasir SPLA-United^[44] SSIM/A Nuer White Army Ugandan insurgents: LRA^[56] WNBF^[57] UNRF (II)^[57] Zaire (1994–1997)^[58]^[59] al-Qaeda (1991–1996)^[60]^[47]^{[irrelevant citation]} Iraq^[b] China^[c] Combat aid: DR Congo (1998–2003) Non-combat aid: Iran^[64] Belarus (from 1996)^[65]^[66]	Stalemate^[67]		Unknown
ADF Insurgency (1996–)	Uganda DR Congo Armed Forces (FARDC) MONUSCO Force Intervention Brigade	ADF (1996–2015) NALU ISIL^[68] IS-CAP^[69] ADF-Baluku ADF-Mukulu NALU RCD/K-ML APC^[70] Mai-Mai Kyandenga (2020–present) Supported by: FARDC elements^[70] LRA Al-Shabaab^[68] (disputed)^[71] Various Jihadi groups (Ugandan and MONUSCO claim)^[71] Sudan (1990s; currently unknown)	Ongoing		Unknown
First Congo War (1996–1997)	AFDL Rwanda Uganda^[72] Burundi^[73] Angola^[73] SPLA^[58] Eritrea^[74] Supported by: South Africa^[75] Zambia^[76] Zimbabwe^[75] Ethiopia^[77] Tanzania United States (covertly)^[78] Mai-Mai^[d]	Zaire FAZ White Legion Sudan^[58] Chad^[79] Ex-FAR/ALiR Interahamwe CNDD-FDD^[80] UNITA^[81] ADF^[82] FLNC^[83] Supported by: France Central African Republic China^[84] Israel^[84] Kuwait (denied)^[84] Mai-Mai^[d]	AFDL victory Overthrow of the Mobutu regime Zaire renamed back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo Installation of Laurent-Désiré Kabila as president Beginning of Second Congo War		Unknown
Second Congo War (1998–2002)^[88]	Rwandan-aligned militias: RCD RCD-Goma Banyamulenge Ugandan-aligned militias: MLC Forces for Renewal UPC Other Tutsi-aligned forces Anti-Angolan forces: UNITA Foreign state actors: Uganda Rwanda Burundi Libya (alleged)^[89]	Pro-government: DR Congo Angola Chad Namibia Zimbabwe Sudan (alleged) Anti-Ugandan forces: LRA ADF UNRF II FNI Anti-Rwandan militias: FDLR ALiR Interahamwe RDR Mai-Mai Other Hutu-aligned forces Anti-Burundi militias: CNDD-FDD FROLINA	Military stalemate Assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila Sun City Agreement Creation of a unified, multi-party government in DR Congo, with Joseph Kabila as president Pretoria Accord; Rwandan withdrawal from DR Congo in exchange for commitment towards the disarmament of Hutu militias. The Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is established, deployment of MONUC. End of the Angolan Civil War. Continuation of the Ituri conflict. Start of the Kivu conflict.		Unknown
Six-Day War (2000)	Uganda	Rwanda	UN-brokered ceasefire Rwanda maintains control over Simsimi Airport Uganda asked by the UN to withdraw north to Bafasende Capture of Ugandan senior officers, in contravention of the ceasefire		~2,000
Somali Civil War (2007–)	2007–2009: Insurgency: Ethiopia TFG Puntland Galmudug Supported by: Malawi^[90] United States IGASOM^[91] Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Sudan Uganda AMISOM^[92] Burundi Djibouti Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Nigeria Sierra Leone Uganda Allied armed groups: ARPCT ASWJ UNPOS 2009–present: Somalia Somali Armed Forces^[92] Regional forces Ma'awisley^[93] Galmudug Galmudug Security Force Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a (until 2018)^[94] Himan and Heeb (until 2015) Hirshabelle Khatumo Southwestern Somalia United States^[92]^[95]^[96] U.S. Army U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Air Force U.S. Navy CIA AFRICOM China^[97]^[98] People's Armed Police AUSSOM (2025–present)^[92] Burundi (under discussion) Djibouti Egypt (under discussion) Ethiopia Kenya Uganda ATMIS (2022–2024)^[92] Burundi Djibouti Ethiopia Kenya Uganda AMISOM (2007–2022)^[92] Burundi Djibouti Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Nigeria Sierra Leone Uganda Allies France^[99] Italy^[100] Russia^[101]^[102] Turkey^[92]^[103] United Arab Emirates^[104] United Kingdom^[105] Non-combat support: European Union^[106] EUTM Somalia UNPOS (1995–2013) UNSOM (2013–2024) Brazil Finland Germany Ghana India Indonesia Nepal Sierra Leone Sweden Thailand Turkey Uganda United Kingdom Zimbabwe UNTMIS (2025–present) UNSOA (2009–2016) UNSOS (2016–present) Independent regional forces Puntland Puntland Security Force Puntland Dervish Force Puntland Maritime Police Force Jubaland Jubaland Dervish Force Raskamboni Movement	2007–2009: Insurgency: Al-Shabaab ICU loyalists Hizbul Islam Ras Kamboni Brigades Jabhatul Islamiya Muaskar Anole ARS 2007–2009: Somaliland 2009–present: Al-Qaeda and allies Al-Shabaab AQAP AQIM Hizbul Islam (until 2010; 2012–2013) Alleged state allies: Eritrea^[107] Iran^[108] Quds Force^[109] Qatar^[110] Alleged non-state allies: Houthis^[111]^[112] Somali pirates^[113] Islamic State (since 2015)^[114]^[115] Somalia Wilayah Allies IS-YP^[116] Somali pirates^[113] 2009–present: Somaliland Somaliland Armed Forces SSB^[117]^[118] Alleged support: Ethiopia^[119] UAE^[120] United Kingdom Yemen European Union	Ongoing Ethiopian invasion against the Islamic Courts Union Conflict between radical Islamists and the government continues New government formed in 2012 Las Anod conflict between Somaliland and SSC-Khatumo begins in 2023 Ongoing constitutional crisis in Somalia since 2023		110– 2,700+
South Sudanese Civil War (2013–2015)	South Sudan SPLA Air Force Mathiang Anyoor Maban Defence Force^[121] Allied militias: SSLM SRF JEM^[e] SPLM-N^[126]^[124] (alleged) SLA-AW^[127] SLA-MM^[127] EUPF^[128] (alleged) State allies: Uganda Egypt^[129] (alleged)	UNMISS^[130] Regional Protection Force^[131] Rwanda Ethiopia SPLM-IO^[132] Nuer White Army^[133] SSDM Cobra Faction^[f] Agwelek forces^[137]^[138] TFNF^[139] SSFDP^[140] South Sudan National Army^[141]^[142] NAS Wau State insurgents^[143] SSOA SSOMA/NSSSOG Supported by: Sudan (South Sudanese gov. claim)^[144]	Stalemate Uganda withdrawals from conflict IGAD-negotiated settlement fails		Unknown
Kasese clashes (2016)^{[citation needed]}	Uganda	Rwenzururu	Ugandan victory		16^[145]

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v t e Lists of wars involving African countries
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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