Seven UPDF soldiers were killed in somalia in a fight to control Mogadishu and several sustained injuries in the operation.

This was confirmed by the UPDF commander of land forces  LT.General Katumba wamala while speaking to journalists in Kampala.

Katumba wamala said that the capture of mogadishu is a stepping stone for stabilization of the entire Somalia.

He says that the rebels were seriously hit and they will take some time to regroup in Mogadishu since they lost control of the capital’s Bakara market, nerve-centre of their Mogadishu operations which has been  a crucial source of revenue.

Gen. Wamala said that now the Al-Shabaab has remained with only 10% of the capital while the AMISON has a control of 90% of Mogadishu .

He called for more African peace keepers to be taken to Somalia because the number of the current peace keepers from Burundi and Uganda is not enough to deal with Al-Shabaab.

Although many African Union member states had pledged to contribute troops to the African Union Peace Keeping Mission in Somalia, only Uganda and Rwanda have committed troops to the volatile eastern African nation.

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