SOMALIA, Modmoday: In a photograph taken 15 October and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 24 October, Burundian troops serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) form a secure perimeter during a patrol near the village of Modmoday approx. 40km east of the central Somali town of Baidoa. The Burundians, together with forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) have been mounting 'snap' foot patrols in villages and areas to the east of Baidoa where Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab mount attacks against local herdsmen, villages and tra
SOMALIA, Modmoday: In a photograph taken 15 October and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 24 October, Burundian troops serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) form a secure perimeter during a patrol near the village of Modmoday approx. 40km east of the central Somali town of Baidoa. The Burundians, together with forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) have been mounting 'snap' foot patrols in villages and areas to the east of Baidoa where Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab mount attacks against local herdsmen, villages and travelers along the busy Baidoa-Mogadishu road. The AMISOM troops also use the patrols as an opportunity to provide occasional free medical treatment and fresh, potable drinking water for residents in the area. AU/UN IST PHOTO / ABDI DAKAN.
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