alia ▁directly ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁an archy ▁of ▁President ▁Y us uf ' s ▁res ignation ▁and ▁the ▁res urg ent ▁Al ▁Sh aba ab ▁ins urg ents ▁and ▁subsequent ▁pull - out ▁of ▁Eth iop ian ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ 2 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁Al ▁Sh aba ab ▁ins urg ents ▁launched ▁mort ar ▁shell s ▁at ▁A U ▁peace keep ers ▁in ▁M og ad ish u ▁killing ▁ 2 ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁inj uring ▁nine ▁other ▁people . ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Islam ist ▁ins urg ents ▁re - capt ure ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁B ard here ▁after ▁Eth iop ian ▁troops ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the ▁town . ▁▁ 2 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁Islam ic ▁f igh ters ▁attacked ▁government ▁milit iam en ▁in ▁M og ad ish u ▁at ▁an ▁illegal ▁check point ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁heavy ▁fire ▁fight ▁of ▁heavy ▁weapons ▁that ▁claimed ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁two ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁the ▁cross - fire . ▁Ins urg ents ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁check point ▁but ▁with d rew ▁when ▁government ▁forces ▁began ▁arriv ing . ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ 5 ▁Som ali ▁soldiers , ▁ 1 ▁ins urg ent , ▁ 6 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed ▁Two ▁batt les ▁occurred ▁in ▁M og ad ish u ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁a ▁government ▁check point ▁by ▁Islam ist ▁ins urg ents