Destruction of unexploded ordnance in the vicinity of Mogadishu, December 2014

Experimenting with Black & White to obtain that markedly more sombre atmosphere in the images.

On 30 August 2014 AMISOM commenced Operation Indian Ocean to force Al Shabaab out of South Somalia for good. In the course of 30 and 31 August UPDF soldiers managed to secure Golweyn, Buulo Marer and Kurtunwaarey and forced Al Shabaab to retreat south towards Barawe.

Pictures from a visit to El Jale village

In the afternoon of 8 August 2014 an Al Shabaab suicide car bomb (Vehicle Borne IED) targeted an AMISOM convoy at Lafole 25 Ks outside of Mogadishu, Somalia. The detonation had limited impact on the Armoured Personnel Carrier but completely obliterated two mini-busses killing 12 civilians and injuring 30+ others. The blatant disregard for civilian casualties borne out of a fundamentally misguided conviction is despicable beyond words!

Return to Mogadishu 03.07.2014-09.01.2015

A medevac landing in Mogadishu brought in wounded civilians from a VBIED attack in Baidoa

Pictures from an apprehended weapons cache

Pictures of civilians in Mogadishu during a call out to a suspected IED

On 20 December 2014 the Somali Police Force held a parade to celebrate the anniversary for the establishment of the corps.