A Ugandan soldier serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) looks out over open scrub land north of Mogadishu from a defensive position on the roof of Mogadishu University 23 January. AMSIOM and Somali National Army (SNA) forces have consolidated newly captured positions, including the the strategically important university, following a major joint offensive to oust the insurgent group Al Shabaab from remaining pockets of Mogadishu and for the first time sees AMSIOM occupying positions and territory outside the Somali capital. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.