A Ugandan Company Commander serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) 7th Battalion stands in a trench running between defensive positions along the frontline in the Yaaqshiid District 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.