Bodies of eight UPDF soldiers killed in Somalia returned home
Some of the bodies of the fallen peacekeeping troops in Somalia being returned at the UPDF Airbase, Entebbe. PHOTOS BY ALEX ESAGALA
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President Museveni on Tuesday said that 36 al-Shabaab militants had been killed, while the Islamists claimed in a statement to have killed 59 Ugandan soldiers.
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In a Tweet, Gen Museveni praised the UPDF soldiers for the spirited fight against the militants, whom he said had six vehicles that were loaded with explosives.
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The Al-Qaeda linked al-Shabaab was pushed out of the Somali capital in 2011 -- and subsequently other towns and cities -- by soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
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Local media quoting sources said a massive blast was heard in the Bulomarer district, around 150 kilometres (93 miles) south of Mogadishu, and fighting broke out after dozens of heavily armed al-Shabaab militants stormed the base.
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Some of the relatives of the fallen soldiers at the UPDF airbase, Entebbe.