1 1 ▁as ▁Islam ist ▁and ▁T F G ▁forces ▁batt led , ▁ 3 ▁T F G ▁soldiers ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁battle . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁al - Sh ab ab ▁forces ▁re occup ied ▁B ard here ▁and ▁Bur h ak aba , ▁or ▁more ▁appropri ately ▁al - Sh ab ab ▁forces ▁must ered ▁in ▁these ▁two ▁towns ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁Ba ido a , ▁as ▁T F G ▁presence ▁in ▁these ▁towns ▁had ▁long ▁since ▁been ▁exp elled . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁Development ▁Program ▁( UND P ), ▁an ▁organisation ▁with ▁many ▁years ▁of ▁experience ▁in ▁Som alia , ▁with d rew ▁from ▁Ba ido a ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁im min ent ▁attack . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁a ▁bomb ing ▁attack ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁left ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Som ali ▁MP ▁dead ▁along ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁body gu ards . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁Islam ist ▁f igh ters ▁attacked ▁an ▁Eth iop ian ▁Army ▁con voy ▁that ▁just ▁left ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁B ard ale , ▁ 5 5 ▁kilom eters ▁south west ▁of ▁Ba ido a . ▁Two ▁Eth iop ian ▁soldiers , ▁two ▁ins urg ents ▁and ▁one ▁civil ian ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁attack ▁and ▁one ▁Eth iop ian ▁Army ▁tr uck ▁was ▁burn ed . ▁Two ▁days ▁later ▁on ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁ins urg ents ▁attacked ▁a ▁police ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁but ▁there ▁were ▁no