A statement announcing the operation was released in the Ugandan capital Kampala by the intelligence chiefs of all three armed forces.
There are about 12,000 in Uganda today, nearly all in the capital Kampala.
The Metropolia is in Namungona, a suburb of the capital Kampala.
In 1996, the bank ventured into the city of Jinja, about one hour's drive east of the capital Kampala, and opened their second branch there.
A tarmac road connects via Mbarara to the capital Kampala.
During the festival, films are shown in the capital Kampala.
International travellers sometimes prefer to fly into Nairobi before connecting to Uganda's capital Kampala as this is often cheaper.
Uganda takes its name from the Buganda kingdom, which encompassed a portion of the south of the country including the capital Kampala.
The Ugandan capital Kampala has seen the devastating effect that civil war has on a sophisticated engineering scheme.
Kasese, 437 km (260 mi) west of Uganda's capital Kampala, is the gateway to the park.