A Somali woman waves towards a convoy carrying Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) 25 May 2012 as it arrives in the centre of Afgoye town to the west of the Somali capital Mogadishu. AMISOM and Somali National Army (SNA) troops swept through Afgoye on the morning of the 25th, without a shot being fired, liberating the area and its population - including 400,000 internally displaced people - from the control of the Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab.
AU-UN IST PHOTO STUART / PRICE.
Somali civilians look on as a truck carrying Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) arrives 25 May 2012 in the centre of Afgoye town to the west of the Somali capital Mogadishu.
AU-UN IST PHOTO STUART / PRICE.
A Ugandan soldier serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) runs past a Somali woman towards his fighting vehicle 25 May 2012, near the centre of Afgoye town to the west of the Somali capital Mogadishu.
AU-UN IST PHOTO STUART / PRICE.
A Somali woman waves towards a convoy carrying Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) 25 May 2012 as it arrives in the centre of Afgoye town to the west of the Somali capital Mogadishu.
AU-UN IST PHOTO STUART / PRICE.
A Somali woman waves towards a convoy carrying Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) 25 May 2012 as it arrives in the centre of Afgoye town to the west of the Somali capital Mogadishu.
AU-UN IST PHOTO STUART / PRICE.
Somali civilians wave towards a truck carrying Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) 25 May 2012 as it arrives in the centre of Afgoye town to the west of the Somali capital Mogadishu.
AU-UN IST PHOTO STUART / PRICE.
A Ugandan tank crew serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) hold position near the outskirts of the town of Afgoye, located to the west of the country's capital Mogadishu on 24 May 2012. A joint AMISOM and Somali National Ar advance my (SNA) advance called 'Operation Free Shabelle' faced no resistance on its 3rd day as forces advanced a further 6km closer to the town of Afgoye, home to approx. 400,000 internally displaced people. AMISOM and the SNA, having strategically planned the operation to avoid areas of civilian populations, now sit 2km outside the town having steadily moved through and capturing swathes of territory over the last 3 days previously under the control of the Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab.
AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
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