▁ 1 3 ▁May , ▁re bel ▁forces ▁gained ▁the ▁upper ▁hand ▁and ▁made ▁large ▁g ains ▁taking ▁over ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁capital . ▁ 1 1 3 ▁civ ili ans , ▁ 1 5 ▁IC U ▁f igh ters ▁( pro - g overn ment ) ▁and ▁ 1 9 ▁foreign ▁ins urg ents ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁battle . ▁Fight ing ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁in ▁M og ad ish u ▁left ▁eight ▁civ ili ans ▁dead ▁as ▁government ▁forces ▁took ▁an ▁intersection ▁from ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁forces . ▁A U ▁forces ▁near ▁the ▁President ial ▁Palace ▁in ▁M og ad ish u ▁assist ed ▁government ▁soldiers ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁by ▁opening ▁up ▁an ▁art illery ▁bar rage ▁on ▁mark ets ▁and ▁hide outs ▁where ▁sus pected ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁milit ants ▁were ▁hiding ▁in ▁southern ▁M og ad ish u . ▁A ▁civil ian ▁reported ▁seeing ▁government ▁forces ▁moving ▁ten ▁bodies ▁of ▁mask ed ▁men , ▁al - Sh aba ab , ▁and ▁three ▁com r ades ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁fighting ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May . ▁Ele ven ▁civ ili ans ▁were ▁also ▁reported ▁killed ▁in ▁fighting ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May , ▁as ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁command ers ▁reported ▁running ▁out ▁of ▁am mun ition . ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁In ▁Central ▁Som alia , ▁al - Sh aba ab ▁milit ants ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁B ula - Bar