The 26 Could raid on a Ahead Working Base (FOB) in Buulo Mareer, Decrease Shabelle, 120 kilometres southwest of Mogadishu, Somalia, is claimed to be the deadliest assault on Ugandans since 2007 when the nation deployed.
At the least 54 Ugandan troopers have been killed within the raid, together with a commander, recognized as Lt Col Edward Nyororo, in line with Museveni, who spoke over the weekend. The variety of fatalities may very well be considerably larger, in line with a number of stories. An unspecified variety of troopers have been captured alive by the militants.
“The terrorists have been many, about 800 or so,” Museveni stated in a assertion. “Some troopers panicked, bought disorganised giving a bonus to al-Shabaab they usually “didn’t carry out as anticipated”.
4 days after the assault, ATMIS troopers have been nonetheless pursuing the militants to recuperate army gear looted from the bottom. It took per week to absolutely regain management
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