Uganda sends 2,700 troops to Somalia

Uganda is to deploy 736 troops, an equivalent of a battalion, to the East African intervention force for rapid response to regional conflicts, according to State House on Friday.

Three Ugandan soldiers have been charged over the killing last month of civilians at a wedding in Somalia, the African Union says.

Dozens of British troops are to be deployed to Somalia to help peacekeeping efforts to counter Islamic militants, David Cameron announces.

>African Union forces claimed to have liberated a former Shabaab stronghold in Somalia on Saturday as part of a joint offensive with government troops aimed at capturing key ports from the Islamist fighters.

Sudan Tribune
Uganda to deploy over 700 regional forces: report
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Ugandan troops are fighting alongside South Sudan government forces against rebels, President Museveni confirms.

Uganda has started pulling its troops out of South Sudan – 48 hours after the UN Security Council ramped up the pressure on warring parties to the conflict and their foreign allies.

Twenty years ago, they were locked inside a church that was set on fire in south-west Uganda.

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Uganda to Deploy Over 700 Regional Forces in East Africa - Report
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