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Gruesome Video!! Al-Shabaab Terrorists Release Video Torturing An Alleged UPDF Top Commander
A fresh video shows that Sgt William Mubendo who is allegedly 48 years of age is still in the hands of Al-Shabaab rebels.
It has been alleged that Al-Shabaab rebels are still holding several Ugandan Soldiers captive after a serious attack that led to the death of 54 UPDF Soldiers in May 26, 2023.
Al-Shabaab used over 800 fighters to attack and overrun the Forward Operating Base manned by the UPDF. The terrorist group released a video of one of the UPDF soldiers, Sgt William Muhendo, 48, saying alot of soldiers like him were still alive and in captivity of Al Shabaab.
It still stays unknown if the video was filmed as of late or shortly after their capture. The exact number of UPDF Soldiers in the hands of the Al-Shabaab rebels has not yet been revealed.
Ugandan officials were hesitant to comment on the development, saying they didn’t want to give the propaganda video unnecessary attention.
Earlier on, al-Shabab claimed in a statement that it carried out suicide bomb attacks and killed 137 soldiers.There was no immediate official confirmation of the casualties and the group tends to give figures that differ from those issued by the authorities.
However, the president later confirmed the death number at 54.A Somali captain who gave his name as Abdullahi told Reuters news agency from the Lower Shabelle region that the rebels attacked an ATMIS base and an adjacent one belonging to the Somali military