▁ins urg ents ▁or ▁A U ▁peace keep ers ▁were ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁injured ▁or ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁fighting . ▁▁▁ 3 ▁A id ▁workers , ▁ 1 ▁civil ian ▁killed ▁Hus sein ▁O mar ▁Moh am ud ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁local ▁aid ▁workers ▁working ▁for ▁a ▁national ▁aid ▁organization ▁were ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁in ▁south - western ▁Som alia ▁in ▁E el bar de ▁town ▁in ▁Bak ool ▁region . ▁In ▁the ▁Bay ▁region ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁milit ants ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁a ▁K hat ▁tr ader . ▁▁▁ 2 ▁pir ates , ▁ 1 ▁French ▁civil ian ▁killed ▁French ▁special ▁forces ▁soldiers ▁launched ▁a ▁ra id ▁on ▁a ▁y acht ▁being ▁held ▁by ▁Som ali ▁pir ates ▁free ing ▁four ▁of ▁five ▁French ▁citizens ▁being ▁held ▁host age ▁by ▁the ▁pir ates . ▁Two ▁pir ates ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁three ▁det ained ▁in ▁the ▁operation , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁the ▁fifth ▁French ▁citiz en ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁as ▁well . ▁No ▁soldiers ▁were ▁injured ▁or ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁rescue ▁operation . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁ 3 ▁pir ates ▁killed ▁U . S ▁special ▁forces ▁launched ▁an ▁operation ▁to ▁rescue ▁an ▁American ▁sail or ▁held ▁capt ive ▁by ▁pir ates ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁A den . ▁The ▁operation ▁was ▁successful ▁when ▁the ▁host age ▁was ▁fre ed , ▁with ▁three ▁pir ates ▁being ▁killed ▁and ▁a ▁fourth ▁captured . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9