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Uganda announced on Monday, November 2, 2026, that it had begun pulling its troops out of Somalia. The withdrawal comes while the battle against al-Shabab militants continues. Uganda was the first country to send deployments to help Mogadishu when the African Union set up an international military mission in 2007. FRANCE 24 reported the withdrawal and analysis from Horn of Africa geopolitical analyst Anwar Abdifatah Bashir on what prompted the decision now.