# Uganda says it has begun withdrawing troops from Somalia

https://mins.news/en/item/125396

- Reuters, 2026-11-02 12:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-says-it-has-started-withdrawing-troops-somalia-2026-11-02/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae87c74401f6f00010d1433

> Uganda said on Monday it had started a phased withdrawal of its forces from Somalia. The drawdown will end an almost two-decade deployment supporting Mogadishu’s fight against the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgency.

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