Soldiers in the Ugandan People's Defence Force prepare to leave Somalia on May 18 after thirteen months stationed in the country. The soldiers, who made up Battlegroup 9+, had been reservists in the Ugandan army before being called up specifically to serve in the African Union Mission in Somalia. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.

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