AMISOM Djiboutian Contingent in Belet Weyne 02

A truck carrying Ethiopian troops kicks up dust as soldiers of the Djiboutian Contingent serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) stand guard 17 November 2012, on a street in the central Somali town of Belet Weyne in the Hiraan region of Somalia, approx. 300km north west of the capital Mogadishu. Djiboutian AMISOM troops conduct daily, early morning sweeps of areas of the town in the search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by the Al-Qaeda-afflliated Al Shabaab extremist group during the night before. AMSIOM troops have this week begun increasing their forces in Belet Weyne since first deploying there in September after the town liberated from Al Shabaab in December 2011 by a combined force of the Ethiopian Army and Somali government forces. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.