▁Gar bah are y ▁town ▁in ▁Ged o ▁region ▁where ▁fighting ▁has ▁been ▁on going ▁between ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁forces ▁and ▁Eth iop ians ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁weeks ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁ 5 ▁body gu ards . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ 5 ▁Som ali ▁pir ates ▁killed ▁A ▁small ▁sk iff ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁r ans oming ▁of ▁a ▁Sa udi ▁super t ank er ▁caps ized ▁killing ▁five ▁pir ates ▁in ▁the ▁Sea ▁of ▁A den . ▁▁ 4 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Bal ad ▁ 4 5 ▁kilom eters ▁east ▁of ▁M og ad ish u ▁fell ▁to ▁heavy - ar med ▁Islam ic ▁Court ▁Union ▁( IC U ) ▁forces ▁after ▁an ▁inten se ▁fire f ight ▁with ▁Al ▁Sh aba ab ▁milit ants . ▁Four ▁civ ili ans ▁are ▁reported ▁dead ▁and ▁an ▁unknown ▁number , ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁high , ▁dead ▁on ▁both ▁ins urg ent ▁sides . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ 3 ▁Som ali ▁soldiers , ▁ 3 ▁Eth iop ian ▁soldiers , ▁ 2 5 ▁T F G ▁milit ia , ▁ 1 8 ▁ins urg ents , ▁ 4 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁G ur iel ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁S uf i ▁trans itional ▁government ▁milit iam en ▁early ▁this ▁morning ▁after ▁Al ▁Sh aba ab ▁f igh ters ▁left ▁the ▁town ▁thinking ▁Eth iop ian