NR No: 068/2022 Date: 24 December 2022

STORY: New Ugandan battle group deploys in Somalia under ATMIS

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DATELINE: 24/DECEMBER/2022, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot –Uganda Battle Group command handover/takeover ceremony.

2. Med shot – ATMIS Acting Force Commander, Brig. Gen. Peter Omola pins a
medal on the lapel of the outgoing battle group commander Colonel David
Byaruhanga.
3. Med shot - ATMIS Acting Force Commander, Brig. Gen. Peter Omola hands a
certificate to the outgoing battle group commander Colonel David
Byaruhanga.
4. Wide shot – ATMIS Acting Force Commander, Brig. Gen. Peter Omola pins a
medal on the lapel of a senior Uganda ATMIS officer.
5. Close up shot – Another senior officer receives a medal from Brig. Gen. Peter
Omola.
6. Med shot – ATMIS Acting Force Commander, Brig. Gen. Peter Omola awards
a certificate to a female ATMIS officer.
7. Close up shot – A Uganda ATMIS officer during the medal award ceremony.
8. Med shot – A Uganda ATMIS senior officer pins a medal on the lapel of
an ATMIS Uganda officer.
9. Med shot – A senior officer during the medal award ceremony.
10. Med shot – Officers on parade during the medal award ceremony.
11. Med shot – Female officers on parade during the medal award ceremony.
12. Med shot – ATMIS Acting Force Commander, Brig. Gen. Peter Omola awards
a certificate to an ATMIS officer.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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 13. Med shot – A senior ATMIS officer pins a medal on a female ATMIS officer.
14. Wide shot – Officers on parade during the medal award ceremony.
15. Wide shot – Officers on parade during the medal award ceremony.
16. SOUNDBITE:(ENGLISH) ATMIS Acting Force Commander, Brig. Gen.
Peter Omola.
“The current ATMIS concept of operations requires that you are mobile and
agile. You are up to the task and you know what to do.”

17. Wide shot – Senior officers attending the ceremony.

18. Med shot – Outgoing battle group 34 commander Colonel David Byaruhanga
signing the handover report.
19. Close up shot – A senior officer signing the handover report.
20. Wide shot – Senior officers looking on.
21. Med shot - ATMIS Acting Force Commander, Brig. Gen. Peter Omola signing
the report.
22. Close up shot - Outgoing battle group 34 commander Colonel David
Byaruhanga looking.
23. Close up shot - Colonel Asiimwe, the commander of the new battle group in
Somalia.
24. Med shot - Senior officers attending the ceremony.
25. Wide shot - Outgoing battle group 34 commander Colonel David Byaruhanga
handing over to Colonel Asiimwe, the commander of battle group 37.
26. Med shot - Colonel Asiimwe, the commander of the new battle group
receives a file with battle group documents.
27. SOUNDBITE:(ENGLISH) Colonel Asiimwe, the commander of battle
group 37 in Somalia.
“I wish to thank the UPDF hierarchy for trusting me with this task. This is the
greatest task I have had in my career so far,”

28. Close up shot - Senior officers attending the ceremony.

29. Wide shot - Colonel Asiimwe, the commander of the new battle group in
Somalia speaking at the ceremony.
30. Close up shot - Outgoing battle group 34 commander Colonel David
Byaruhanga.
31. Close up shot - Banner.
32. Wide shot - Officers on parade after receiving medals and certificates.
33. Wide shot - Group photo.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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New Ugandan battle group deploys in Somalia under ATMIS

Mogadishu, 24 December 2022 – The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF)

have deployed a new battle group to serve under the African Union Transition
Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).

Uganda Battle Group 37 replaces Battle Group 34 which has completed its one-year
tour of duty in Somalia.

A command handover/takeover ceremony was held on Saturday at the ATMIS

Uganda contingent headquarters in Mogadishu, presided over by the ATMIS Acting
Force Commander, Brig. Gen. Peter Omola.

During the ceremony, officers of the outgoing battalion were also awarded African
Union medals in recognition of their participation in AU peace support operations in
Somalia.

The new battalion under the command of Colonel Charles Asiimwe will secure areas
in Lower Shabelle, with its headquarters in Ceel Jaale town.

ATMIS Acting Force Commander, Brig.Gen. Omola lauded the outgoing battle group
under the command of Colonel David Byaruhanga for their sacrifices and dedication
to secure Somalia.

During their tour of duty, the outgoing battle group conducted operations against Al-
Shabaab, detonated improvised explosive devices, promoted civil-military
cooperation, and mentored the Somali security forces.

Brig Gen. Omola, who is also the commander of the Uganda ATMIS contingent,
called on the newly deployed battle group to immediately embark on joint operations
with the Somali National Army, in the area of responsibility.

“The current ATMIS concept of operations requires that you are mobile and agile.
You are up to the task and you know what to do,” said Brig. Gen. Omola.

On his part, Colonel Asiimwe, the commander of the new battle group in Somalia,
said he was ready and well equipped to reduce the threat posed by Al-Shabaab.

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
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“I wish to thank the UPDF hierarchy for trusting me with this task. This is the greatest
task I have had in my career so far,” said Colonel Asiimwe.

Uganda is one of the ATMIS troop contributing countries with personnel serving
alongside troops from Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya.

----ENDS

For more information please contact:

Snr. Communications Officer or Force Spokesperson
Ms. Gifty Bingley or Lt. Col. Abdullahi Ganale, Email: au-amisomhom@africa-union.org
Cell phone: (Somalia) +252 617 682 175/+252 613 665 356; (Nairobi) +254 722 586 005
Web: atmis-au.org | Follow Us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube