Airstrikes carried out by Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) troops killed over 31 al-Shabab terrorists and left 71 others with life-threatening injuries near the towns of Mishani-Beladamin.
The operation according to our sources was carried out on Wednesday, February 17.
The African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) is investigating investigations circumstances under which its helicopter crashed on Friday in southern Somalia injuring four Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers.
The Uganda Contingent of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) raided Alshabaab hideouts in the thickets of Sigaale village approximately 99.5 KM South west from Mogadishu city.
Brig. Bob Paciesky Ogiki has been appointed the military chief of staff at the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the UPDF deputy spokesman confirmed.
The Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has commended the Minister of Works and Transport Gen Edward Katumba Wamala for his leadership both as army commander and minister.
The new Force Commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Lt. Gen.
Battle Group twenty-seven (BG XXVII) troops of the UPDF, which ended its Somali tour, received medals from the African Union for their contribution to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
By BBC
An air strike in Somalia has killed a senior commander of militant Islamist group al-Shabab, state radio reports.
By Kampala Post Reporter
The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira on Thursday handed over recovered weapons to the Somali National Security Advisor Abdisaid Muse Ali.
By Kampala Post Reporter
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has trained Somali Police to enhance their skills in crime prevention through community policing.
