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🇸🇴 Somalia Faces Security Shift as UN Mission Ends and Uganda Pulls Troops. The UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia ended on October 31, 2026, transferring responsibilities to Somali institutions after starting as UNPOS in 1995. Uganda began withdrawing troops from southern positions on October 29, with the first 109 soldiers leaving Mogadishu, as announced by Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told Ugandan lawmakers he holds power because of Uganda's forces and might not after their exit, sparking questions about Somalia's readiness amid ongoing Al-Shabaab threats and calls for self-reliance.