ans , ▁ 2 ▁T F G ▁officials ▁killed ▁A ▁road side ▁bomb ▁expl oded ▁killing ▁two ▁Eth iop ian ▁soldiers ▁hours ▁before ▁Eth iop ian ▁troops ▁began ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁M og ad ish u . ▁Sold iers ▁then ▁opened ▁fire ▁into ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁civ ili ans ▁killing ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 . ▁ ▁Four ▁assass in ations ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁M og ad ish u ▁and ▁Ba ido a ▁killing ▁two ▁T F G ▁government ▁officials ▁and ▁two ▁civ ili ans , ▁including ▁a ▁powerful ▁S uf i ▁she ik . ▁ ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ 3 ▁T F G ▁S uf i ▁milit iam en , ▁ 2 ▁ins urg ents , ▁ 1 ▁civil ian ▁killed ▁Fight ing ▁occurred ▁in ▁northern ▁Som alia ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁G uri ' el ▁ 2 7 0 ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁M og ad ish u ▁between ▁S uf i ▁milit iam en ▁nomin ally ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁trans itional ▁government ▁under ▁the ▁b anner ▁of ▁A hl u ▁San ah ▁Wal j ama ' ah ▁against ▁Al ▁Sh aba ab ▁ins urg ents ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁six ▁people ▁mostly ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁except ▁for ▁one ▁civil ian ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁shot ▁to ▁death ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁day ▁by ▁Eth iop ian ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ 4 ▁Eth iop ian ▁soldiers , ▁ 2 ▁Som ali ▁soldiers