Somalia: Fifty-four Ugandan troopers killed by Al-Shabab militants

In a major terror assault, 54 Ugandan peacekeepers had been reportedly killed in a present assault on a navy publish in Somalia by the terrorist organisation Al-Shabaab. On May 26, the group attacked the underside owned by the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) at Buulo Mareer, which is positioned 130 km southwest of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.

“Our soldiers demonstrated remarkable resilience and reorganised themselves, resulting in the recapture of the base. We discovered the lifeless bodies of 54 fallen soldiers, including a Commander. These terrorists attempted another ill-fated attack on Baraawe Town, but our forces dealt a significant blow, forcing them to flee,” Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni posted and likewise educated in regards to the arrest of the commanders who issued the orders for the troopers to retreat and acknowledged that they will be court docket docket martialed.

Before responding to very pertinent questions raised by members of the NRM parliamentary caucus, I updated them on the incident in Somalia.

Our troopers demonstrated distinctive resilience and reorganized themselves, ensuing throughout the recapture of the underside.
We discovered the… pic.twitter.com/J3EOVKYZkg

— Yoweri Okay Museveni (@KagutaMuseveni) June 3, 2023

Last week, the Ugandan chief proclaimed that there had been Ugandan casualties, nevertheless he did not level out the assault on the troops, who’re members of ATMIS. However, he had warned Al-Shabaab of dire penalties.

The Islamist group had alleged that on Friday, it carried out suicide bomb strikes by which 137 troopers perished.

Since 2006, Al Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab has fought to uproot the incumbent authorities which it claims is backed by the West and objectives to trade it with a model new one which implements a strict interpretation of Islamic laws throughout the nation.

Following President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s election victory in August of ultimate yr, the federal authorities launched a sustained offensive in opposition to them that has made good progress in undercutting the outfit’s keep over major components of Somalia.

Although, the latter continues to be able to carry out necessary strikes on navy, enterprise, and governmental targets. It moreover typically conducts operations in neighbouring Kenya in retaliation for Nairobi deploying troopers to assist the rebel resistance in Mogadishu.

Al-Shabaab attacked a second navy camp in Masagawa on May 30 and killed 17 folks, solely days after attacking the ATMIS navy base. A navy official in Masagawa named Captain Abdullahi Mohamed acknowledged the assault and disclosed that 12 Al-Shabaab terrorists had been killed, nevertheless he was undecided what variety of troops had been lifeless.

Meanwhile, on June 1, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) carried out a retaliatory assault that resulted throughout the deaths of three Al-Shabaab militants. The incident occurred at Wayanta, positioned spherical 60 kilometres southwest of Kismayo, a port metropolis in southern Somalia.