. ▁AM IS OM , ▁however , ▁denied ▁assist ing ▁Som ali ▁government ▁troops , ▁saying , ▁"... AM IS OM ▁pre - empt ed ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁do ▁what ▁it ▁should ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁troops ▁and ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁supply ▁routes ▁are ▁guaranteed ... ▁We ▁did ▁a ▁show ▁of ▁force , ▁one ▁to ▁guarantee ▁that ▁the ▁routes ▁are ▁open ▁and ▁two ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁our ▁soldiers ▁is ▁in ▁place . ▁That ▁is ▁what ▁people ▁have ▁mis const ru ed ▁to ▁mean ▁that ▁we ▁are ▁engaged ▁in ▁active ▁combat ." ▁About ▁ 1 5 0 ▁people ▁were ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁fighting , ▁including ▁many ▁women ▁and ▁children . ▁Al - Sh aba ab ▁sp okes man ▁Ali ▁Moh am ud ▁R age ▁said , ▁" The ▁fighting ▁in ▁M og ad ish u ▁has ▁entered ▁a ▁new ▁phase ▁... ▁Now ▁it ' s ▁between ▁us ▁and ▁the ▁AM IS OM . ▁AM IS OM ▁was ▁backing ▁up ▁the ▁government ▁directly , ▁but ▁we ▁will ▁keep ▁fighting ." ▁One ▁hospital ▁official ▁described ▁the ▁fighting ▁as ▁"... the ▁worst ▁armed ▁cl ash es ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁months ." ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁ 4 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁Cl ash es ▁between ▁H iz bul ▁Islam ▁and ▁government ▁forces ▁were ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Be led we yn . ▁H iz bul ▁Islam , ▁which ▁is ▁cont rolling ▁the ▁eastern ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁attacked ▁the