Keywords: somalia mogadishu amisom force commander frontline handover ceremony Outgoing African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) force commander Maj, Gen. Fred Mugisha (left) prepares to hand over command to his successor, Ugandan Lt. Gen Andrew Gutti (right) at a ceremony 02 May 2012, at the mission's headquarters in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Gutti takes over the 11,400-strong AU force which Mugisha had commanded since early August 2011, during which time sustained efforts by AMISOM troops supporting Transitional Federal Governemnt (TFG) forces pushed the Al Qaeda-aligned extremist group Al Shabaab out of the country's capital city for the first time in 5 years. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. Outgoing African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) force commander Maj, Gen. Fred Mugisha (left) prepares to hand over command to his successor, Ugandan Lt. Gen Andrew Gutti (right) at a ceremony 02 May 2012, at the mission's headquarters in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Gutti takes over the 11,400-strong AU force which Mugisha had commanded since early August 2011, during which time sustained efforts by AMISOM troops supporting Transitional Federal Governemnt (TFG) forces pushed the Al Qaeda-aligned extremist group Al Shabaab out of the country's capital city for the first time in 5 years. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. Outgoing African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) force commander Maj, Gen. Fred Mugisha (left) prepares to hand over command to his successor, Ugandan Lt. Gen Andrew Gutti (right) at a ceremony 02 May 2012, at the mission's headquarters in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Gutti takes over the 11,400-strong AU force which Mugisha had commanded since early August 2011, during which time sustained efforts by AMISOM troops supporting Transitional Federal Governemnt (TFG) forces pushed the Al Qaeda-aligned extremist group Al Shabaab out of the country's capital city for the first time in 5 years. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. force ceremony frontline commander somalia handover mogadishu amisom |