The Acting Director of Women Affairs in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Colonel Lydia Nandudu, has urged female combatants deployed under the United Nations Guard Unit Eleven (UNGU-XI) in Somalia to uphold discipline, professionalism, and diligence as representatives of both Uganda and the UPDF. Col Nandudu delivered her message during a routine visit…
Female troops of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) serving under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) have been urged to uphold discipline, professionalism, and resilience in their military service. During a visit to UPDF female personnel deployed in Somalia, the Acting Director for Women Affairs in the UPDF, Colonel Lydia…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces – Air Force held a solemn joint vigil to honour five aircrew members who died in a helicopter crash while on duty in Somalia on 3 July. The vigil was presided over by the Commander of the Air Force, Lt Gen Charles Okidi, at the Uganda Air Force headquarters in…
A team from the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) has carried out a scheduled inspection of equipment and assets under the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), currently deployed as part of the United Nations Guard Unit Eleven (UNGU-XI) in Somalia. The inspection was led by UNSOS Logistics Officer Mr Suzdaliev Andrii, who was…
The Commander of the United Nations Guard Unit XI (UNGU-XI), Lt Col Peter Ruyogoza Barigye, has called on female officers and combatants of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) serving in Somalia to remain vigilant and committed to their mission. Speaking during a routine engagement at the UNGU-XI headquarters, Lt Col Barigye praised the discipline,…
Somalia’s Chief of Defence Forces, Major General Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, on Thursday visited Ugandan troops serving under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) in the frontline town of Sabiid-Anole. The visit aimed to commend the allied forces for their role in driving Al-Shabaab militants out of the area during the…
The Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent under the United Nations Guard Unit Eleven (UNGU-XI), Lieutenant Colonel Peter Ruyogoza Barigye, has paid a courtesy visit to the Uganda Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia. The visit aimed to reinforce coordination between Uganda’s military and diplomatic missions as part of broader efforts to advance peace…
The Commander Land Force of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga, has applauded Ugandan troops serving under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) for their successful operations against Al-Shabaab militants in the strategic town of Sabiid-Anole. During a three-day visit to Somalia, Lt Gen Muhanga met with…
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…