UGANDA:Ugandan Soldiers to leave Somali

 After 10 years of military fighting  with al-shabaab terrorists ,Ugandan Military troop has decided to withdraw from African Union Mission in Somalia(AMISOM). According to the Ugandan Military spokesman Brig. Richard Karemire quoted to say "The reduction has already started and UPDF [Uganda People's Defence Forces] shall be in compliance by Dec. 31,” 281 soldiers expected to  leave Somalia by the end of this year.

The withdrawal is being carried out under UN Security Council plans for troop-contributing countries to replace military units with police.

The plan calls for AMISOM personnel numbers to be cut to 20,626 by October 2018 as Somalian security forces shoulder the work of combating terrorism.

Karemire said the gradual handover of security responsibilities would be “in tandem with the capacity-building of the Somali National Forces.”

Troops from Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Sierra Leone make up the AMISOM force .At the moment there are more than 20,000 soldiers serving in the AU mission (Amisom). Kenya, Burundi, Djibouti and Ethiopia are also expected to reduce their numbers by 31 December.