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Over 50 Soldiers Killed As Militants Attack ATMIS Base in Somalia
Over 50 Soldiers Killed As Militants Attack ATMIS Base in Somalia
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The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), is a multifaceted mission (military, police and civilian), aimed at carrying out peacekeeping... 04.06.2023, Sputnik Africa
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Fifty-four Ugandan soldiers were killed during the fighting for the ATMIS military base in Somalia, which was attacked by militants from the radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab*, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said.On May 26, the African Union Transitional Mission in Somalia reported that its military base in the south-west of the country was attacked by Al-Shabaab militants. The Uganda People's Defense Forces reported on social media that a Ugandan contingent was attacked by militants at the ATMIS base.The radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab (the Young Mujahideen Movement) based in Somalia has close ties to the international terrorist organization Al-Qaeda*. It is waging an armed struggle against the central Government of Somalia and hinders the humanitarian activities of the UN.*Terrorist organizations banned in Russia and many other countries
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Over 50 Soldiers Killed As Militants Attack ATMIS Base in Somalia
09:59 04.06.2023 (Updated: 10:50 04.06.2023) The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), is a multifaceted mission (military, police and civilian), aimed at carrying out peacekeeping operations and approved by the African Union and the United Nations Security Council, which began operations on April 1, 2022.
Fifty-four Ugandan soldiers were killed during the fighting for the ATMIS military base in Somalia, which was attacked by militants from the radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab*, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said.
"Our soldiers demonstrated remarkable resilience and reorganized themselves, resulting in the recapture of the base. We discovered the lifeless bodies of fifty-four fallen soldiers, including a Commander," the Ugandan president wrote on social media.
On May 26, the African Union Transitional Mission in Somalia
reported that its military base in the south-west of the country was attacked by Al-Shabaab militants. The Uganda People's Defense Forces reported on social media that a Ugandan contingent was attacked by militants at the ATMIS base.
The radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab (the Young Mujahideen Movement) based in Somalia has close ties to the international terrorist organization Al-Qaeda*. It is waging an armed struggle against the central Government of Somalia and hinders the humanitarian activities of the UN.
*Terrorist organizations banned in Russia and many other countries
