Editorial photo #4092188 Unrest, Conflicts and War

Operation Free Shabelle In Somalia

On 22nd of May 2012 AMISOM together with the Somali national Army initiated Operation Free Shabelle to free the city of Afgoye some 30 kilometres from Mogadishu from Al Shabaab. 2,000 Ugandan soldiers with 10 T-55s plus support vehicles moved through the bush for three days taking the town of Arabiska six kilometres south of Afgoye on the third day and Afgoye on the fourth day. Here artillery support for the attack on Daynile Airport on 22 May 2012. Somalia, 22-26 May 2012 (Photo by Noe Falk Nielsen/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #4092188
Date taken: 22 May 2012
Location: —
Photographer: Noe Falk Nielsen/NurPhoto
Category: Unrest, Conflicts and War

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Military Army Soldier outdoor grass tree sky kilometres south of Afgoye city of Afgoye support vehicles artillery support Operation Free Shabelle Somali national Army town of Arabiska Noe Falk Nielsen NurPhoto attack bush Mogadishu Daynile Airport days AMISOM Al Shabaab Ugandan soldiers Somalia