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BBC WorldNews report · Nov 2, 12:05 PM
Uganda begins withdrawing troops from Somalia after 20 years
The country was the first to contribute troops to the AU mission established to stabilise Somalia in 2007.
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Uganda begins withdrawing troops from Somalia after 20 years
BBC World and The Straits Times describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened The country was the first to contribute troops to the AU mission established to stabilise Somalia in 2007.
The headline split BBC World frames it as "Uganda begins withdrawing troops from Somalia after 20 years". The Straits Times frames it as "Uganda says it has started withdrawing troops from Somalia".
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The Straits TimesNews report · Nov 2, 11:57 AM
Uganda says it has started withdrawing troops from Somalia
KAMPALA, Nov 2 - Uganda said on Monday it had begun withdrawing its troops from Somalia as part of a phased drawdown that will end an almost two-decade deployment helping Mogadishu fight th...
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