SOMALIA, Mogadishu: In a photograph taken 5 Dec and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 8 Dec, Somali women look on as Ugandan soldier serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) take up defensive positions in Torfiq market in the Yaaqshid District of northern Mogadishu. In the face of a surge of car bombings and improvised explosive device (IED) attacks, the 9,700-strong African Union force continues to conduct security and counter-IED operations in and around the Somali capital. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.