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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.
Operation Gothic Serpent was a military operation conducted in Mogadishu, Somalia, by an American force code-named Task Force Ranger during the Somali Civil War in 1993. The primary objective of the operation was to capture Mohamed Farrah Aidid, leader of the Somali National Alliance who was wanted by the UNOSOM II in response to his attacks against United Nations troops.
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 .
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War is a 1999 book by journalist Mark Bowden.It documents efforts by the Unified Task Force to capture Somali faction leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid in 1993, and the resulting battle in Mogadishu between United States forces and Aidid's militia.
Battle of Mogadishu may refer to: Battle of Mogadishu (1993), also known as the Black Hawk Down incident, a battle in which United States, Pakistani, and Malaysian forces fought forces of Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid; Battle of Mogadishu (2006), a battle in which the Islamic Courts Union attacked the ARPCT
The Radio Mogadishu compound coincidentally happened to be the site of AWSS 5. [11] June 5th, 1993, would be the first inspection of the AWSS. [12] On the afternoon of Friday June 4th, the day before the battle, UNOSOM notified General Aidid's headquarters that they were planning to inspect six of his arms storage sites. [18]
The concept of the Mogadishu Line became ingrained in international relations discourse after the Cold War.Fear of a repeat of the events in Somalia shaped US policy in subsequent years, with many commentators identifying the graphic consequences of the Battle of Mogadishu as the key reason behind the US failure to intervene in later conflicts such as the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. [5]
Almost 14,000 of the displaced people left Mogadishu by the fifth entirely as fighting continued, [41] and by weeks end three more Somalis were killed and twenty-three wounded as five hundred shells pounded northern and southern parts of the capital. [42] On 9 September al-Shabaab attacked Mogadishu's airport when a bomb exploded outside. A ...