A Ugandan tank crew serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) 7th Battalion rest in a deserted and battle-scarred house behind defensive positions 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.