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At least five Ugandan soldiers are killed and some others are injured when a military Mi-24 helicopter part

Somali Civil War — At least five Ugandan soldiers are killed and some others are injured when a military Mi-24 helicopter part of the African Union peacekeeping mission crashes near Aden Adde airport

Published July 2, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

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Context: Somali Civil War.

At least five Ugandan soldiers are killed and some others are injured when a military Mi-24 helicopter part of the African Union peacekeeping mission crashes near Aden Adde airport in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital. The helicopter carrying eight people had been arriving from an airfield in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia. [https://apnews.com/article/somalia-african-union-crash-mogadishu-aden-adde-969f61f53c502f6da4fd579bd22b26b5?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share (AP)]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-07-02).