The UK has established a small military presence in Somalia, the British Ministry of Defence has confirmed. A team of 10 military advisers is based at the headquarters of the African Union force in the capital, Mogadishu. They do not have a combat role; their job is to help the AU with planning, communications and medical support. \"We have sent a small team of advisers to assist the AU peacekeeping mission. They do not have a combat role,\" an MoD spokesman said in a statement. The interim government is supposed to hand over to a new administration by 20 August when a new president and parliament will be elected.