▁pro - g overn ment ▁milit ia ▁were ▁fully ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁ 3 5 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁Th irty - five ▁Som ali ▁refuge es ▁were ▁killed ▁when ▁their ▁ship ▁s ank ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁A den . ▁They ▁were ▁among ▁ 1 1 3 ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁and ▁U . N ▁organizations ▁believe ▁the ▁other ▁Som ali ' s ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁Y em eni ▁sh ores . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁ 8 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed , ▁ 1 ▁soldier ▁killed ▁E ight ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁one ▁Som ali ▁soldier ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁mort ar ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁parliament ▁buildings ▁in ▁M og ad ish u . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁ 6 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁Al ▁Sh aba ab ▁ins urg ents ▁attacked ▁an ▁A U ▁peace keep ing ▁con voy . ▁No ▁peace keep ers ▁or ▁ins urg ents ▁were ▁killed ▁but ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁civ ili ans ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁cross fire . ▁▁▁ 2 ▁pir ates ▁killed ▁Y em eni ▁coast guard ▁vessels ▁tried ▁to ▁intercept ▁Som ali ▁pir ates ▁as ▁they ▁attacked ▁a ▁Y em eni ▁oil ▁tank er ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁A den . ▁The ▁pir ates ▁successfully ▁took ▁the ▁oil ▁tank er ▁but ▁two ▁pir ates ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁three ▁others ▁injured , ▁along ▁with