Helicopter on African Union Mission Crashes in Somalia, Killing 5 Ugandan Soldiers

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July 5, 2025

Helicopter on African Union Mission Crashes in Somalia, Killing 5 Ugandan Soldiers

Rescue efforts take place at the site after an African Union military helicopter crashed at Aden Adde airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. AP Photo

MOGADISHU, Somalia—Five Ugandan soldiers were killed when a military helicopter serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed Wednesday at an airport in the capital, Mogadishu, according to Ugandan authorities.

The Mi-24 helicopter was arriving from an airfield in the Lower Shabelle region with eight people on board at the time of the crash. It originally belonged to the Ugandan Air Force but was being operated by the African Union peacekeeping mission.

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