Mogadishu, Somalia – At approximately 06:30 a.m. today, a group of Al Shabaab militants launched a coordinated attack on Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) located in Sabiid-Anole town, southwest of Mogadishu. These bases are jointly manned by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), operating under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), and…
The Commander of Uganda’s United Nations Guard Unit Eleven (UNGU-XI) in Somalia, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Ruyogoza Barigye, has urged officers and department heads to uphold discipline, respect, and vigilance as they lead troops under the United Nations mandate. Addressing a commander’s update briefing at the UNGU-XI headquarters in Mogadishu, Lt Col Barigye underscored the foundational…
Final preparations for Command Post Exercise, Okoa Maisha 2025, Uganda’s national emergency response simulation, have been completed following the conclusion of the Final Planning Conference at the Headquarter Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability in Jinja. The is slated to run from 3 to 14 August 2025. The exercise aims to reinforce Uganda’s national readiness to respond…
Operation Harmony, led by the 5 Infantry Division of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), continues to make steady progress. The operation is being conducted in coordination with local authorities and other security agencies, in line with Presidential directives concerning the lawful presence of the Balaalo in the region. Recent claims circulating in the public…