ists ▁killed ▁Al - Sh aba ab ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁town ▁of ▁J ow har , ▁north ▁of ▁M og ad ish u , ▁from ▁IC U ▁forces ▁after ▁fighting ▁that ▁left ▁three ▁pro - g overn ment ▁milit iam en ▁dead . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁– ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁ 3 1 ▁civ ili ans , ▁ 1 3 ▁ins urg ents , ▁ 4 ▁Som ali ▁soldiers ▁killed ▁Government ▁forces ▁attacked ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁milit ants ▁and ▁H iz ▁Islam ▁forces ▁in ▁M og ad ish u ▁pushing ▁them ▁back . ▁Government ▁forces ▁have ▁surrounded ▁the ▁Bak ar ra ▁market ▁and ▁taken ▁several ▁blocks ▁from ▁ins urg ents . ▁Art illery ▁shell s ▁fired ▁from ▁ins urg ents ▁killed ▁three ▁civ ili ans ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁ 6 ▁Som ali ▁polic emen , ▁ 1 ▁civil ian , ▁ 1 ▁ins urg ent ▁killed ▁A ▁suic ide ▁car ▁bom ber ▁det on ated ▁his ▁bomb ▁as ▁he ▁attempted ▁to ▁drive ▁an ▁SU V ▁into ▁a ▁Som ali ▁military ▁camp . ▁However ▁the ▁vehicle ▁expl oded ▁at ▁the ▁entrance ▁when ▁police ▁gu ards ▁opened ▁fire ▁on ▁the ▁ins urg ent ▁driving ▁the ▁vehicle . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁▁▁ 1 ▁rep orter ▁killed ▁A ▁prominent