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Ugandan soldiers survive six days hiding from Al-Shabab, says military

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks in the Central region of Uganda. [File, VOA]

Ugandan soldiers hid for six days before being rescued after al-Shabab militants overran their base, a spokesperson for the Uganda Peoples' Defense Forces (UPDF) told VOA Somali.

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