An African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)

A Somali soldier looks at a burnt vehicle belonging to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), as he patrols Dayniile district, on the outskirts of Mogadishu May 22, 2012. Fighting erupted outside Somalia's capital as African Union and government troops launched attacks against al Shabaab insurgents in a push to seize further ground from the rebels, AU officials said on Tuesday.

 

African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers set up military equipment as they patrol after fighting between insurgents and government soldiers on the outskirts of Mogadishu May 22, 2012. Fighting erupted outside Somalia's capital as African Union and government troops launched attacks against al Shabaab insurgents in a push to seize further ground from the rebels, AU officials said on Tuesday.

 

An African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) tank patrols after fighting between insurgents and government soldiers on the outskirts of Mogadishu May 22, 2012. Fighting erupted outside Somalia's capital as African Union and government troops launched attacks against al Shabaab insurgents in a push to seize further ground from the rebels, AU officials said on Tuesday.

 

Somali soldiers and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers patrol after fighting between insurgents and government soldiers on the outskirts of Mogadishu May 22, 2012.

 

Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), man positions along a defensive line in the area surrounding Baidoa airstrip in central Somalia, in this handout photograph taken May 15, 2012 and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team May 16, 2012. An advance joint contingent of 120 Ugandan and Burundian AMISOM troops are on the ground in Baidoa, 240 km (149 miles) west of Mogadishu, and are the first forces the African Union mission has deployed outside the Somali capital since its initial deployment in 2007. Ethiopian forces took control of Baidoa from the Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab in February this year, one of a string of strategic losses Al Shabaab has suffered. AMISOM will soon deploy several thousand troops to Baidoa and the surrounding area, replacing the Ethiopian forces currently on the ground and expanding its operations throughout the country.

 

Source : MP.net