. ▁ ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁ 8 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁IC U ▁forces ▁attacked ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Mah ad ay ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁Sh abel le ▁region . ▁During ▁the ▁fighting ▁eight ▁people ▁were ▁killed . ▁ ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁ 5 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁Al - Sh aba ab ▁attacked ▁the ▁president ial ▁palace ▁with ▁heavy ▁mort ars . ▁During ▁this ▁attack ▁five ▁civ ili ans ▁were ▁killed ▁ ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁IC U ▁forces ▁and ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁again ▁cl ashed ▁in ▁the ▁Mah ad ay ▁district . ▁Gun fire ▁and ▁mort ar ▁shell ing ▁could ▁be ▁heard ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁El ▁Bar af ▁village . ▁ ▁July ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 – 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁ 3 ▁ins urg ents , ▁ 1 0 2 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁Fight ing ▁fla red ▁up ▁in ▁M og ad ish u ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 . ▁IC U ▁forces ▁attacked ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁re take ▁the ▁previously ▁lost ▁K ara an ▁district . ▁IC U ▁forces ▁gained ▁some ▁ground ▁in ▁this ▁attack . ▁Fif teen ▁people ▁were ▁reported ▁dead ▁and ▁several ▁more ▁injured . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁fighting ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁K ara an ▁area ▁of ▁M og ad ish u . ▁Tw enty ▁people ▁were