Somali Attack: Ugandan Troops Arrive In Mogadishu To Beef Up Security For UN Staff - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 28, 2019
The United Nations, UN has said that six hundreds twentyfive Ugandan peacekeepers had arrived in Mogadishu to begin duties ofsupporting the UN efforts to bring peace and stability to the Horn of Africanation.
The UN Support Office in Somalia said the new officers andenlisted troops who are part of the UN Guard Unit will be tasked with ensuringthe safety of the world body’s staff in their compound in the capital city,Mogadishu.
The arrival of the Ugandan peacekeepers comes days afteral-Shabab said Wednesday’s attack on Mogadishu mayor’s office was intended totarget senior UN envoy in Somalia.
The incoming protection unit, known as UNGU-6, due to itbeing the sixth such rotation is made up of soldiers from the Uganda People’sDefence Forces