▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Cour ts ▁Union ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁in ▁south ▁M og ad ish u ▁by ▁armed ▁men ▁with ▁p ist ols . ▁Ins urg ents ▁and ▁pro - g overn ment ▁milit ias ▁bl ame ▁each ▁other ▁for ▁the ▁killing . ▁ ▁June ▁ ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁– ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁ 1 3 ▁government ▁soldiers , ▁ 1 0 ▁ins urg ents , ▁ 1 9 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁government ▁forces ▁took ▁a ▁northern ▁district ▁of ▁M og ad ish u ▁from ▁ins urg ents , ▁including ▁a ▁police ▁station . ▁However , ▁a ▁road side ▁bomb ▁killed ▁four ▁police ▁officers . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁seven ▁civ ili ans ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁cross - fire ▁between ▁ins urg ents ▁and ▁government ▁forces . ▁Government ▁forces ▁reported ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁seized ▁ 1 6 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁districts ▁in ▁M og ad ish u ▁from ▁ins urg ents ▁however , ▁they ▁then ▁reported ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁seized ▁new ▁locations ▁in ▁northern ▁M og ad ish u ▁and ▁southern ▁M og ad ish u . ▁Four teen ▁people ▁died ▁in ▁fighting , ▁six ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁combat ants ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁between ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁forces ▁and ▁pro - g overn