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The Battle of Mogadishu (Somali: Maalintii Rangers, lit. 'Day of the Rangers'), also known as the Black Hawk Down Incident, was part of Operation Gothic Serpent.It was fought on 3–4 October 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia, between forces of the United States—supported by UNOSOM II—against the forces of the Somali National Alliance (SNA) and armed irregulars of south Mogadishu.
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- Somalia was in the midst of a bloody civil war at the start of the 1990s. Somalia began to experience political unrest in the late 1980s as people began to resist the military junta that had been controlling the country.
- It was part of Operation Gothic Serpent. In 1992, President George H. W. Bush decided to involve the US military with UN peacekeeping forces in an attempt to restore order in Somalia.
- The aim was to seize 2 high-profile military leaders. The American military task force Ranger was dispatched to capture 2 of Aidid’s leading generals, Omar Salad Elmim and Mohamed Hassan Awale.
- US Black Hawk helicopters were shot down in the attempt. The ground convoys ran into road blocks and protests from the citizens of Mogadishu, setting the mission off to an inauspicious start.
Oct 16, 2023 · Black Hawk Down is a harrowing and tragic retelling of the United States' involvement in the civil war-torn Somalia in the early to mid-'90s. The film showcases the perspectives of the troops on ...
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2 days ago · United States. Battle of Mogadishu, battle between U.S. forces and Somali militia fighters in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3–4, 1993. It marked the end of a U.S.-led military intervention in Somalia, which had begun in 1992. Mogadishu, Somalia. U.S. forces had entered Somalia to protect the distribution of food aid, which was being hampered ...
Sep 14, 2023 · During the Black Hawk Down incident that sparked the Battle of Mogadishu, 18 American soldiers were killed by Somali forces between October 3 and 4, 1993. Wikimedia Commons Michael Durant’s crew a month before the Battle of Mogadishu. On October 3, 1993, a small contingent of America’s various elite special forces was sent to apprehend two ...
Feb 1, 2017 · Black Hawk Down: The Somali battle that changed US policy in Africa. The sight of dead US soldiers being dragged through the streets of Mogadishu was a turning point in one of the United States ...
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Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. On October 3, 1993, about a hundred elite U.S. soldiers were dropped by helicopter into the teeming market in the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia. Their mission ...
