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Uganda begins withdrawing troops from Somalia
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BBC News, Deutsche Welle and France 24 report that Uganda has begun withdrawing its troops from Somalia. The BBC says the first contingent of 109 Uganda People’s Defence Forces troops reportedly left Mogadishu, following an announcement by army chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Uganda was the first country to send troops to the African Union mission set up in 2007 to support Somalia’s government against Islamist militants. The Ugandan military says the phased withdrawal will end by the close of 2027. The BBC reports that Uganda is not ending its separate bilateral security deployment.
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Uganda has begun withdrawing its troops from Somalia.
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- BBC News, Deutsche Welle, France 24
The first contingent of 109 troops reportedly left Mogadishu, following an announcement by army chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
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Uganda was the first country to send troops to the African Union mission set up in 2007 to support Somalia’s government against Islamist militants.
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- BBC News, Deutsche Welle
The withdrawal is phased and is expected to be completed in 2027.
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- BBC News, Deutsche Welle
Uganda is not ending a separate bilateral security deployment in Somalia, according to the BBC.
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Deutsche Welle reports about 4,500 Ugandan troops in the African Union mission and about 2,000 under bilateral agreements.
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All three outlets are Center and report that Uganda has begun withdrawing from Somalia in phases, expected to finish in 2027, framing it as the close of a two-decade mission, while one outlet notes that some troops stay under a separate bilateral arrangement.
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Headlines state the start of the withdrawal plainly, with the 20-year or peacekeeping-mission context, and no judgement of the decision.
Uganda begins withdrawing troops from Somalia after 20 years
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- two decades of deployment
- first country to send troops to the mission
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- France 24Center
Uganda withdrawing troops from peacekeeping mission in Somalia
In tonight's edition, Uganda starts drawing down troops just days after the UN ends its political mission in Somalia. Also, upcoming municipal elections in South Africa risk solidifying growing political fragmentation. …
- Deutsche WelleCenter
Uganda begins withdrawing troops from Somalia after two decades
Ugandan troops first deployed to Somalia in 2007 as part of an international military coalition to battle Islamic insurgents. But the mission has faced mounting pressure since a US decision to withdraw funding.
- BBC NewsCenter
Uganda begins withdrawing troops from Somalia after 20 years
The country was the first to contribute troops to the AU mission established to stabilise Somalia in 2007.
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- Deutsche WelleCenterNov 2, 7:19 AM EST
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