How four Ugandan soldiers hid for six days when Al Shabaab attacked base
Uganda's soldiers patrol a back street in the southern town of Merka, 90 kilometres north of Mogadishu, Somalia on July 17, 2016. PHOTO | MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB | AFP
Ugandan soldiers hid for six days before being rescued after Al Shabaab militants overran their base, a spokesperson for the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) told VOA Somali.
Brigadier General Felix Kulaigye said the four soldiers including a lieutenant, survived by hiding within and around the base in the town of Bulo Marer, 110 kilometres south of Mogadishu.
