ian ▁troops ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁milit ia . ▁This ▁milit ia ▁is ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁trans itional ▁government ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁recently ▁seized ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁towns ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁Region ▁to ▁further ▁the ▁conflict ▁with ▁Eth iop ian ▁backing . ▁In ▁this ▁attack ▁ins urg ents ▁reported ▁heavy ▁enemy ▁cas ual ties , ▁ 3 ▁milit iam en , ▁ 2 ▁Eth iop ians ▁seen ▁dead ▁and ▁a ▁fellow ▁ins urg ent ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁exchange ▁of ▁fire . ▁ ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ 1 ▁Som ali ▁soldier , ▁ 1 ▁U . N ▁aid ▁worker ▁killed ▁A ▁Som ali ▁national ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁Food ▁Program ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Day n ile . ▁His ▁body ▁was ▁placed ▁into ▁a ▁vehicle ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁then ▁dump ed ▁on ▁the ▁highway ▁where ▁other ▁aid ▁workers ▁collected ▁it . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁U . N ▁official ▁killed ▁in ▁Som alia ▁this ▁week . ▁ ▁Fight ing ▁in ▁M og ad ish u ▁between ▁government ▁soldiers ▁and ▁Al ▁Sh aba ab ▁ins urg ents ▁left ▁one ▁soldier ▁dead ▁and ▁another ▁seriously ▁wounded . ▁ ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ 1 ▁Mod er ate ▁IC U ▁official ▁killed ▁In ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Cab ud ▁W aa q ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁Court ▁Union ▁official ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁and ▁another ▁seriously ▁injured . ▁▁ 5 ▁Som ali ▁soldiers , ▁ 1 ▁civil ian ▁killed ▁The ▁mayor ▁of