Regaining Somalia from Al-Shabaab

AFP Published October 7, 2012
Soldiers serving with the Kenyan Contingent of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) are seen atop an armoured personnel carrier in the grounds of Kismayo University in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo, approx. 500km south of the country's capital Mogadishu.
Soldiers serving with the Kenyan Contingent of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) are seen atop an armoured personnel carrier in the grounds of Kismayo University in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo, approx. 500km south of the country's capital Mogadishu.
A Somali woman sells dried fish from a kiosk in a market area in the centre in Kimayo after African Union troops seized the town from the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab group.
A Somali woman sells dried fish from a kiosk in a market area in the centre in Kimayo after African Union troops seized the town from the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab group.
A fighter of the pro-government Ras Kimboni Brigade gets a haircut inside a barber's kiosk in a market area in the centre of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo.
A fighter of the pro-government Ras Kimboni Brigade gets a haircut inside a barber's kiosk in a market area in the centre of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo.
A young Somali boy sits atop a pillar in the centre of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo, approx. 500km south of the country's capital Mogadishu.
A young Somali boy sits atop a pillar in the centre of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo, approx. 500km south of the country's capital Mogadishu.
A soldier serving with the Kenyan Contingent of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) looks out the door of an armoured personnel carrier in the grounds of Kismayo University in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo.
A soldier serving with the Kenyan Contingent of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) looks out the door of an armoured personnel carrier in the grounds of Kismayo University in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo.
Soldiers serving with the Kenyan Contingent of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) direct a Somali woman as they patrol along the streets in the centre of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo.
Soldiers serving with the Kenyan Contingent of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) direct a Somali woman as they patrol along the streets in the centre of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo.
A Somali woman looks out from the doorway of a shop in a market area in the centre of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo, approx. 500km south of the country's capital Mogadishu
A Somali woman looks out from the doorway of a shop in a market area in the centre of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo, approx. 500km south of the country's capital Mogadishu
A fighter of the pro-government Ras Kimboni Brigade arms a heavy machine mounted on the back of a pick-up truck while parked along the roadside in the centre of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo.
A fighter of the pro-government Ras Kimboni Brigade arms a heavy machine mounted on the back of a pick-up truck while parked along the roadside in the centre of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo.

African Union troops alongside Somali forces seized the formerly Islamist-held town of Wanla Weyn on Sunday, the latest loss for the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab fighters, commanders said. – Photos by AFP/AU-UN

Read more

On DawnNews
Dawn News English

Dear visitor, the comments section is undergoing an overhaul and will return soon.

Latest Stories

dawn images site

Most Popular

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

Must Read

Opinion

A state of chaos

A state of chaos

Zahid Hussain
The establishment’s increasingly intrusive role has further diminished the credibility of the political dispensation.

Editorial

Bulldozed bill
Updated 22 May, 2024

Bulldozed bill

Where once the party was championing the people and their voices, it is now devising new means to silence them.
Out of the abyss
22 May, 2024

Out of the abyss

ENFORCED disappearances remain a persistent blight on fundamental human rights in the country. Recent exchanges...
Holding Israel accountable
22 May, 2024

Holding Israel accountable

ALTHOUGH the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor wants arrest warrants to be issued for Israel’s prime...
Iranian tragedy
Updated 21 May, 2024

Iranian tragedy

Due to Iran’s regional and geopolitical influence, the world will be watching the power transition carefully.
Circular debt woes
21 May, 2024

Circular debt woes

THE alleged corruption and ineptitude of the country’s power bureaucracy is proving very costly. New official data...
Reproductive health
21 May, 2024

Reproductive health

IT is naïve to imagine that reproductive healthcare counts in Pakistan, where women from low-income groups and ...