Uganda cuts defence ties with Turkey over Somalia dispute, sources say

Uganda cuts defence ties with Turkey over Somalia dispute, sources say Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Mon, 09/21/2026 - 14:27 Kampala's suspension of military cooperation is linked to the future of its lucrative troop deployment in Somalia, not demands to extradite a political commentator, sources say Soldiers of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) attend a special event north of Kampala on 12 April 2018 before starting their peacekeeping mission in Somalia (Gael Grilhot/AFP) Off Uganda's decision to suspend all