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Uganda withdraws its troops from Somalia as fight against rebels persists

Uganda announced on Monday that it has begun withdrawing its troops from Somalia, having been the first country to deploy forces to support Mogadishu. The decision comes as the fight against the al-Shabab extremist group continues.

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via France 243 November 2026 at 19:30
Uganda withdraws its troops from Somalia as fight against rebels persists
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Kampala announced on Monday it had begun pulling its troops out of Somalia. Uganda was the first country to send deployments to help Mogadishu when the African Union set up an international military mission in 2007 to battle al-Shabab extremist rebels. But what is prompting Kampala to withdraw its troops now, as the battle against the militants continues? FRANCE 24’s Georga Calvin Smith is joined by Horn of Africa geopolitical analyst Anwar Abdifatah Bashir.

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