ama ▁claimed ▁they ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁city ▁of ▁Gal ka ' ay o . ▁However , ▁this ▁report ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁verified . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁ 1 ▁T F G ▁soldier , ▁ 1 ▁ins urg ent , ▁ 1 4 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁Six teen ▁killed ▁in ▁M og ad ish u ▁during ▁an ▁attack ▁by ▁Islam ists . ▁Nor ▁Da q li , ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁Som alia ▁government ▁forces ▁in ▁M og ad ish u ▁was ▁killed . ▁One ▁foreign ▁f ighter , ▁possibly ▁from ▁Bang l adesh , ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁among ▁the ▁dead ▁also . ▁Fort y ▁people , ▁including ▁many ▁civ ili ans , ▁were ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁fighting . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁ 3 ▁T F G ▁soldiers , ▁ 3 ▁U g and an ▁soldiers , ▁ 4 0 ▁ins urg ents ▁killed ▁Fort y ▁f igh ters ▁from ▁Al - Sh aba ab , ▁three ▁government ▁soldiers ▁and ▁three ▁U g and an ▁AM IS OM ▁soldiers ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁north ▁M og ad ish u ▁during ▁a ▁battle ▁when ▁Al - Sh aba ab ▁tried ▁to ▁attack ▁Villa ▁Som alia , ▁the ▁president ial ▁palace ▁of ▁Som alia . ▁The ▁African ▁Union ▁Mission ▁to ▁Som alia ▁( AM IS OM ), ▁guard ing ▁the ▁palace , ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁fighting ▁and ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁re bel ▁strong holds