Uganda withdraws its troops from Somalia as fight against rebels persists
- Kampala announced on Monday it had begun pulling its troops out of Somalia.
- Uganda was the first country to send deployments to help Mogadishu when the African Union set up an international military mission in 2007 to battle al-Shabab extremist rebels.
- But what is prompting Kampala to withdraw its troops now, as the battle against the militants continues?
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- Kampala announced on Monday it had begun pulling its troops out of Somalia.
- Uganda was the first country to send deployments to help Mogadishu when the African Union set up an international military mission in 2007 to battle al-Shabab extremist rebels.
- But what is prompting Kampala to withdraw its troops now, as the battle against the militants continues?
Sources: France 24