A tank operator readies himself before an advance towards an enemy position on February 23 near the town of Leego in central Somalia. AMISOM and SNA forces advanced towards Buur-Hakba to open up the road between Mogadishu and Somalia's second city Baidoa and connect the two areas under the control of the Somali Federal Government supported by AMISOM. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.