UPDF Sends 2450 Strong UPDF Troops To Serve In Somalia …
Mar 17, 2023 · Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Battle Group (BG) XXXVIII has today been flagged off to serve under the mandate of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia.
UPDF Deploys More Troops In Somalia
Dec 12, 2022 · UPDF Deploys More Troops In Somalia. Today, the UPDF Chief of Defence Forces Gen Wilson Mbadi, flagged off 1556 Officers and Men of UPDF comprising of UGABAG XXXVII at Peace Support Operations Centre – Singo in Nakaseke District. The troops are to replace UGABAG XXXIV in Somalia.
Al-Shabab killed 54 Ugandan soldiers in Somalia, says Museveni
Jun 4, 2023 · Museveni said on Saturday that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) had since recaptured the base from the al-Qaeda-linked armed group. “Our soldiers demonstrated remarkable resilience...
UPDF deploys new aviation component in Somalia - The …
Oct 18, 2024 · Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga addressing the Aviation Component. Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has deployed a new Aviation component in Somalia after the end of the one-year deployment period for the third group. These will join the more than 3,000 remaining soldiers serving under the African Union …
Gen Mbadi Visits UPDF Troops In Somalia
Jun 12, 2022 · The Chief of Defence forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) Gen Wilson Mbasu Mbadi has inspected Uganda troops in Somalia working under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).
UGANDA : Disquiet grows within UPDF after deadly attack in Somalia …
Oct 19, 2024 · According to Museveni, 54 Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers died in the attack, the heaviest toll since Ugandan troops were deployed in Somalia as part of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), which in April 2022 became the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).
Brig Gen Lukwago appointed new UPDF commander in Somalia
Dec 23, 2023 · Brig Gen Anthony Lukwago has been appointed the new commander of Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) peace troops in Somalia. He officially took over from Brig Gen Peter Gaetano Omola, whose tenure elapsed, at the Basecamp sector one headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Gen Muhoozi explains why UPDF went to Somalia
Aug 17, 2019 · The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), General David Muhoozi yesterday welcomed back 529 UPDF troops who were part of the fifth United Nation Guard Unit (UNGU V) in Somalia and another 1,406 troops of Uganda’s 25th Battle Group to Somalia.
Brig. Gen. Lukwago appointed UPDF Somalia commander
Dec 23, 2023 · Brig Gen Anthony Lukwago is the new commander of Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) peace troops in Somalia. He officially took over from Brig. Gen. Peter Gaetano Omola, whose tenure elapsed, at the Basecamp sector one headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Cry beloved Somalia: Five years of UPDF operations | Monitor
Mar 17, 2012 · Five years ago, the first UPDF battle group aboard a large Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane landed in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital city, for a peacekeeping mission.