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UPDF Begin Withdrawal from Somalia after Two Decades of Peace and Stabilisation Support

Published by SoftPower News By Rogers Atukunda · 2 November 2026 at 16:49
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UPDF Begin Withdrawal from Somalia after Two Decades of Peace and Stabilisation Support
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The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has started withdrawing its troops from Somalia after nearly 20 years of military deployment in the Horn of Africa country, with the first group of 109 soldiers already returning home. The phased withdrawal, announced on Monday, November 2, 2026, will initially cover troops deployed under bilateral arrangements between Uganda […] The post UPDF Begin Withdrawal from Somalia af

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