Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers are seen at a joint African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) 7th Battalion-SNA defensive position along the frontline in the Balaad area of Mogadishu, where AMISOM forces have pushed Al Shabaab militants beyond the city's northern fringes to the outskirts of the Somali capital. AU/UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.