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AMISOM troops battle Al Shabaab in Somalia
Credit:
UN Photo/Stuart Price
gandan tanks of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) move out to take up defensive positions in the early evening on the outskirts of Afgooye, a town to the west of Somali capital Mogadishu. On the third day of AMISOM’s joint offensive with the Somali National Army (SNA), dubbed “Operation Free Shabelle”, troops have advanced to almost two kilometres outside the strategically important town, having captured along the way swathes of territory previously under the control of the Al Shabaab insurgent group.