The Commander of Somali National Army (SNA) Land Forces, Maj Gen Sahal Abdullahi Omar, and African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) Sector One Commander, Brig Gen Joseph Musoke Ssemwanga, visited frontline troops in Sabiid-Anole following the successful operation to dislodge Al-Shabaab militants from the area The two senior commanders commended the combined…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), in coordination with the Somali National Army (SNA), have successfully dislodged Al-Shabaab terrorists from Sabiid-Anole town in the Lower Shabelle region. The joint military operation, codenamed “Operation Silent Storm,” followed a three-day siege that forced the terrorists out…
Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (WSACCO) has launched a financial literacy and empowerment campaign targeting Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) troops deployed in Somalia under the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU) and the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The sensitisation drive focused on promoting financial discipline, smart investment, and the…
Mogadishu. Africa Union Support and Stablisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) Troops together with the Somali National Army (SNA), have launched Operation “SILENT STORM” against Al-Shabaab to recapture the previously lost Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) of Sabiid Anole, Aw Degeele and Bariire. The operation has resulted in the capture of scores…
Ugandan troops serving under the United Nations Guard Unit XI (UNGU XI) in Somalia joined the international community in commemorating World Blood Donor Day with a life-saving blood donation drive at the Level One Field Hospital in Mogadishu. Held under the theme “Give Blood, Give Hope – Together We Save Lives”, the initiative saw UPDF…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) serving under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) and the United Nations Guard Unit Eleven (UNGU XI) joined the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the United Nations today to mark World Environment Day. This year’s theme, “Ending Plastic Pollution,” was echoed by the event’s…
Fifteen members of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), deployed under the United Nations Guard Unit XI (UNGU XI), have successfully completed Level One Civil Aviation Security training in Mogadishu. The certification ceremony took place at the United Nations compound and was officiated by Ms Qurat-Ain Sudozai, Director of Mission Support at the United Nations…
Fifteen personnel from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) serving under United Nations Guard Unit Eleven (UNGU XI) have completed an intensive five-day course in Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) at the Joint Military Training Centre in Mogadishu. The training, facilitated by the United Nations Support Office, aimed to strengthen the unit’s ability to gather,…
Lieutenant General Sam Okiding, Deputy Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), has called for unwavering vigilance among Ugandan troops deployed under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), urging them to remain resolute in combating Al-Shabaab. Speaking during a one-week visit to assess the operational readiness and…
The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) has donated two Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) to the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent serving under the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU XI) in Somalia. The vehicles were handed over today, by UNSOS Chief Transport Officer Manon Richard, who commended the UPDF Guard Unit for its…