A Ugandan military officer was killed and six soldiers wounded in Somalia after their convoy triggered a roadside bomb, blamed on al Shabaab. Major Patrick Opio Awany died in the attack, with Uganda having 5,000 troops in Somalia under the peacekeeping mission. The incident occurred in Ceel-Werigow, southwest of Mogadishu. Despite the tragedy, Uganda remains committed to supporting peace efforts in Somalia.
Al Shabaab continues its decade-long fight in Somalia to overthrow the government and impose its strict interpretation of sharia law.