0 0 9 ▁tim eline ▁of ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁Som alia ▁War ▁( 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 9 ) ▁during ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁is ▁set ▁out ▁below . ▁From ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁February ▁the ▁tim eline ▁of ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Civil ▁War ▁( 2 0 0 9 – present ) ▁is ▁set ▁out ▁following ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁war . ▁ ▁Cas ual ties ▁ ▁January ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ 9 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed , ▁ 1 ▁T F G ▁official ▁killed ▁In ▁Af go i ▁District ▁eigh teen ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁M og ad ish u ▁a ▁Som ali ▁journalist ▁covering ▁fighting ▁between ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁members ▁and ▁a ▁moder ate ▁Islam ist ▁group ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁cross - fire ▁of ▁a ▁v icious ▁fire f ight . ▁No ▁other ▁cas ual ties ▁are ▁known . ▁ ▁A ▁Trans itional ▁Federal ▁Government ▁parliament arian ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁in ▁Ba ido a ▁as ▁the ▁T F G ' s ▁care - t aker ▁President ▁promised ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁President ▁soon ▁as ▁attacks ▁increase ▁on ▁T F G ▁and ▁Eth iop ian ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁Ins urg ents ▁attacked ▁and ▁killed ▁eight ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁Bak ara ▁Market . ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ 2 ▁Eth iop ian ▁soldiers , ▁ 7 ▁civ ili