Somalia launches attacks against extremist group

A soldier serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) takes cover in a firefight during a joint AMISOM and Somali National Army (SNA) operation to seize and liberate territories from Al-Shabaab militants in Deyniile May 22, 2012.Fighting erupted outside Somalia's capital as African Union and government troops launched attacks against al Shabaab insurgents in a push to seize further ground from the rebels, AU officials said on Tuesday. [Photo/Agencies]

A Somali soldier looks at a burnt vehicle belonging to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), as he patrols Dayniile district, on the outskirts of Mogadishu May 22, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]