G ▁forces ▁tried ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁capital ▁from ▁Al ▁Sh aba ab ▁and ▁other ▁Islam ist ▁forces . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁A den ▁a ▁ship ▁carrying ▁Som ali ▁refuge es ▁s ank ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 7 ▁civ ili ans . ▁ ▁In ▁Gal g ad ud ▁region ▁a ▁water ▁short age ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁fighting ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁has ▁killed ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁children ▁as ▁reported ▁by ▁village ▁el ders . ▁ ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ 1 0 ▁Som ali ▁soldiers , ▁ 6 ▁ins urg ents , ▁ 4 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁In ▁North - western ▁Som alia ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Hud or ▁Al ▁Sh aba ab ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁community ▁from ▁T F G - led ▁forces ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁T F G ▁soldiers , ▁six ▁Al ▁Sh aba ab ▁ins urg ents ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁four ▁civ ili ans . ▁This ▁is ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁heavy ▁fighting ▁in ▁M og ad ish u . ▁ ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ 4 5 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁A ▁boat ▁with ▁Som ali ▁refuge es ▁s ank ▁in ▁the ▁coast al ▁waters ▁of ▁Y emen ▁leaving ▁ 4 5 ▁people ▁dead . ▁ ▁The ▁Som ali ▁trans itional ▁government ▁has ▁signed ▁a ▁ce ase - fire ▁and ▁a ▁tr uce ▁with ▁a ▁four - party ▁Islam ist