In this photo taken Thursday, June 7, 2012, Abshir Ali Mohamed, a defector from the Somali militant group al-Shabab who is now fighting with Somali government forces alongside the African Union (AU) peacekeeping force, receives a call from his former al-Shabab commander Sheik Mustaf, while speaking to the media at the AU base in Elasha Biyaha on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia Thursday, June 7, 2012. Somali military and government leaders say Mohamed's defection is an example of a trend growing in their favor, with the East African country's most notorious militant group losing manpower and ground. (AP Photo/Jason Straziuso)