Uganda says 54 soldiers killed by Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia

Reuters reported that Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday (June 3) that 54 Ugandan peacekeepers were killed in an attack last week by militant group Al Shabaab on a military base in Somalia.

Reuters reported that Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday (June 3) that 54 Ugandan peacekeepers were killed in an attack last week by militant group Al Shabaab on a military base in Somalia.

Museveni said the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) had since recaptured the base from the Islamist group.

“Our soldiers demonstrated remarkable resilience and reorganized themselves, resulting in the recapture of the base by Tuesday,” the president said.