de ▁district ▁in ▁H ira an , ▁from ▁Islam ic ▁Court ▁Union ▁forces , ▁al lied ▁with ▁the ▁Som ali ▁government ▁in ▁M og ad ish u . ▁No ▁fighting ▁was ▁reported ▁with ▁the ▁se iz ure ▁of ▁this ▁Central ▁district . ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁– ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁ 6 ▁Som ali ▁soldiers , ▁ 7 ▁ins urg ents , ▁ 7 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Islam ic ▁Cour ts ▁Union ▁forces ▁attacked ▁and ▁over ran ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁Som ali ▁town ▁of ▁Mah as . ▁Two ▁ins urg ents , ▁two ▁Som ali ▁soldiers ▁and ▁four ▁civ ili ans ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁conflict . ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁attempted ▁to ▁re take ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁was ▁turned ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁by ▁Islam ic ▁forces ▁resulting ▁in ▁three ▁ins urg ents , ▁ 1 ▁Som ali ▁soldier ▁and ▁three ▁more ▁civ ili ans ▁being ▁killed . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁milit ants ▁from ▁other ▁central ▁communities ▁re group ed ▁and ▁a ▁battle ▁occurred ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁straight ▁day ▁in ▁Mah as ▁village ▁resulting ▁in ▁three ▁Som ali ▁soldiers ▁and ▁two ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁milit ants ▁dying . ▁ ▁May