UPDF chief announces start of Uganda's troop withdrawal from Somalia; first 109 soldiers reportedly leave Mogadishu

Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba announced on X on 29 October that Uganda had begun withdrawing UPDF troops from Somalia, where they serve under the AU mission. According to ChimpReports, a first contingent of 109 soldiers reportedly left Mogadishu the following afternoon, though the UPDF had not confirmed the figure or given a timetable for the remaining forces.