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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 Somali National Alliance (SNA) fighters and other insurgents in south Mogadishu.
The 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, more commonly known as Black Hawk Down, was detailed by the U.S. Army and lasted from October 3 to October 4 in 1993. Task Force Ranger under fire in Somalia - October 3, 1993 A map of the main battle sites during the Battle of Mogadishu .
The Third Battle of Mogadishu, in November 2007, was a series of confrontations in Mogadishu, Somalia in which 91 people died, mostly civilians killed by Ethiopian troops. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The battle is called the Third Battle, or will include the date, in order to distinguish it amongst the nine major Battles of Mogadishu during the decades long ...
The 1993 Battle of Mogadishu — often referred to as the Black Hawk Down incident — was a deadly military engagement that took place in Somalia during a U.S. mission to capture Aidid's top ...
The 2001 war film Black Hawk Down brought the deadly events of 1993’s Battle of Mogadishu to the big screen.. The Academy Award-winning film, which was directed by Ridley Scott and based on a ...
2011-06-15 16:37 Derfel73 564×816 (35516 bytes) Removed errors caused by flowing text.; 2011-06-15 15:59 Derfel73 564×816 (55385 bytes) Map of Mogadishu during the 1993 battle of Mogadishu.
The Battle of Mogadishu occurred on October 3 and 4, 1993. Writing for Smithsonian, Bowden described the conflict as an "18-hour urban firefight" between U.S. forces and the Somali National ...
The battle is referred to as the Second Battle to distinguish it amongst the nine major Battles of Mogadishu during the decades-long Somali Civil War. It was found after the battle that the United States was supporting the ARPCT [ 3 ] due to concerns that the ICU had ties to al-Qaeda . [ 4 ]