The Directorate of Moral Guidance and Public Relations at the Kuwait Army issued a statement on October 31, 2026, outlining plans for several units to conduct live-fire exercises in designated zones of southern Kuwait. The drills are set to run daily from Sunday until November 5, according to the announcement distributed by the Kuwait News Agency. Officials included a map in the release to delineate the precise training boundaries and stressed the need for full compliance with the restricted access during active periods.
KUNA carried the full details of the directorate’s statement, which emphasized that the maneuvers form part of the military’s regular readiness program. The directorate advised citizens, shepherds and desert visitors to refrain from entering the marked areas throughout the five-day window to prevent any risk from live munitions. Kuwait Times published a companion report on the same day that reproduced the statement and added a graphic approximating the southern training footprint.
A parallel set of live-fire drills took place in northwest Kuwait from October 30 to November 3, the Directorate of Moral Guidance and Public Relations had announced earlier in the week. Kuwait Times reported on October 29 that those exercises followed the same protocol of public warnings and mapped exclusion zones. The sequence of northern and southern activities illustrates the army’s practice of rotating training locations across the country.
The Kuwait Army maintains an annual calendar of such live-ammunition sessions to sustain operational proficiency among its forces, according to patterns documented in repeated directorate statements throughout 2026. Comparable notices have also appeared in NAVAREA IX maritime warnings for adjacent Gulf waters, where the military periodically tests weapon systems at sea. In each case the Directorate of Moral Guidance and Public Relations has served as the issuing authority and has coordinated with KUNA for public dissemination.
No specific daily firing hours were listed in the October 31 statement, though previous southern and western drills referenced in Kuwait Times typically ran during daylight. The directorate reiterated in the latest release that the exercises remain confined to authorized ranges and pose no threat outside the defined perimeters when the public adheres to the guidance. Additional updates will be issued only if adjustments to the schedule become necessary, the statement indicated.
