Ugandan military helicopter crashes in Mogadishu, Somalia

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025 

On Wednesday, July 2, a Ugandan military helicopter crashed at Aden Adde International Airport in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu. Five passengers on board the helicopter perished in the crash. The two helicopter pilots and a flight engineer survived the crash with what were described as “serious injuries and severe burns” by military officials.

The helicopter caught fire after crashing, though the fire was quickly brought under control by emergency officials. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear; Maj Gen Felix Kulaigye, a spokesman for the Ugandan military stated that the crash would be investigated.

Uganda has been fighting a group with allignments with Al-Qaeda in the region. The helicopter crashed during what Maj Gen Kulaigye described as a “routine combat escort mission.”

The crash delayed some international flights, such as the departure of a Turkish Airlines passenger plane, but domestic flight departures remained unaffected.

• Swaibu Ibrahim, Ibrahim Aden & Fardowsa Hanshi. Ugandan military helicopter catches fire in deadly Somalia crash — BBC, July 2, 2025
• Reuters. Ugandan army helicopter crashes in Mogadishu — The EastAfrican, July 2, 2025
  

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