Uganda People's Defence Force

Force in Play

Withdrawing from Barawe, Bulo Marer, Qoryoley and Janaale in Lower Shabelle

A Kenyan-registered plane carried 109 Ugandan soldiers out of Mogadishu on 30 October, the first group of a planned full exit. Uganda's army chief, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, announced the pullout a day earlier and set August 2027 as the target for the last troops to leave.

Updated Nov 3