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Video News Release (VNR) – African Union Troops Cross Shabelle River and Secure Afgooye Town

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The link below is of the VNR and the password African Union Troops Cross Shabelle River and Secure Afgooye Town

Link: vimeo.com/42852166

Password:  afgoye 2

African Union Troops Cross Shabelle River and Secure Afgooye Town

Mogadishu-May 25th, 2012: AMISOM troops have today crossed the Shabelle River and secured all the major roads leading into and out of Afgooye town. The town is strategically located 30km from the capital, Mogadishu, and governing routes to the port town of Marka, as well as the towns of Baidoa and Jowhar.

Leaders of the Al Qaeda-affiliated terror group, al Shabaab are believed to have fled the town, which was their main base in the region and where they were known to have been extorting revenues from farmers, traders and pastoralists.

On Monday, AMISOM launched a joint military operation with the Somali National Army, code-named ‘Operation Free Shabelle’ with the objective of securing the Afgooye corridor, home to the world’s largest concentration of internally displaced people. Operations are still ongoing to secure the market town of Elasha Biyaha. Harabsca, a trading centre located 26km from Mogadishu, has also been secured.

Shot List

  1. Wide Shot- of the AMISOM armored vehicles driving into  the Shabelle River leading into Afgooye town.
  2. Wide Shot- of the AMISOM armored vehicles driving into  the Shabelle River leading into Afgooye town.
  3. Medium Shot- of young Somali Children as they welcome the AMISOM troops into Afgooye town.
  4. WIde Shot-of the Afgooye Bridge as Somali civilians carry on with there daily activities as AMISOM troops crossover.
  5. WIde Shot-of the Afgooye Bridge as Somali civilians carry on with there daily activities as AMISOM troops crossover.
  6. WIde Shot-of the Afgooye Bridge as Somali civilians carry on with there daily activities as AMISOM troops crossover.
  7. Medium Shot- of an African Union Mission in Somalia AMISOM solider shooting at the enemy as he crosses bushland west of Deynile, in an area north-west of the Somali capital Mogadishu.
  8. Wide Shot of an African Union Mission in Somalia AMISOM tank firing at the enemy.
  9. Medium Shot of African Union Mission in Somalia AMISOM troops and Somali National Army (SNA) soliders  taking cover during a firefight.
  10. Medium Shot-of a Somali National Army (SNA) solider holding up an Al-Shabaab flag recovered in the outskirts of Afgooye.
  11. Wide Shot of African Union Mission in Somalia AMISOM armored vehicles moving towards Shabelle River and secured all the major roads leading