Somalia Al-Shabaab clash kills seven Uganda soldiers: army

By AFP
June 23, 2025
African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) soldiers stand at the scene of a suicide bombing that targeted an AMISOM convoy in Mogadishu, Somalia, on November 11, 2021. —AFP
African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) soldiers stand at the scene of a suicide bombing that targeted an AMISOM convoy in Mogadishu, Somalia, on November 11, 2021. —AFP

KAMPALA: At least seven Ugandan soldiers have been killed in Somalia, an army spokesperson said on Sunday, part of the ongoing fight against the Al-Shabaab militant group. The soldiers were part of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) tasked with combating Al-Shabaab.

Recent attacks have stoked fears of a jihadist resurgence in the Horn of Africa nation, especially coming as AUSSOM struggles with insufficient troops and funding shortfalls. The losses came during a three-day siege over a town in the Lower Shabelle region, a Ugandan defence ministry statement said, adding the town was recaptured from Al-Shabaab.