Bodies of 54 Uganda soldiers killed by al Shabaab discovered

Bodies of 54 Uganda soldiers killed by al Shabaab discovered

Ugandan troops discovered the bodies of 54 Ugandan soldiers who were killed during an al-Shabaab attack on an African Union base in Somalia last week, according to Ugandan officials.

Islamists kill 54 Ugandan soldiers in Somalia – Modern Tokyo Times

Islamists kill 54 Ugandan soldiers in Somalia Noriko Watanabe, Kanako Mita, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Somalia and military airstrikes by America have witnessed various successes against al-Shabaab (al-Shabab) Islamists in recent months. Regional nations from the African Union also support central forces by sending peacekeeping troops. However, al-Shabaab is a very tenacious Islamist insurgency group that seeks the …

Al-Shabab killed 54 Ugandan soldiers in Somalia—Museveni

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has announced the deaths of 54 Ugandan soldiers in an al- Shabab attack on a base housing African Union peacekeepers in Somalia. Museveni’s statement on Saturday comes a week after al-Shabab fighters stormed the base in Bulamarer, 130 kilometres southwest of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The armed group claimed it carried out suicide bomb attacks on May 26 and killed 137 soldiers. Museveni said on Saturday tha…

Al-Shabaab killed 54 UPDF soldiers in Somalia

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said al-Shabaab militants killed 54 Ugandan soldiers including the commander during a recent attack in Somalia. The president disclosed this to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) MPs retreat at the National Leadership Institute-Kyankwanzi.  The president however did not give specific details regarding casualties, prisoners of war, or missing soldiers serving under the African Union Transition Missi…

Al-Shabaab killed 54 Ugandan soldiers in Somalia, says Museveni

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has announced the deaths of 54 Ugandan soldiers in an al-Shabaab attack on a base housing African Union peacekeepers in