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- Last week marked the twentieth anniversary of the infamous Black Hawk Down incident where Somali militia fighters loyal to Mohammed Farah Aidid shot down two American helicopters using rocket-propelled grenades. Mobs then hacked the fallen pilots to death with machetes and dragged their mutilated bodies through the streets as trophies.
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Oct 10, 2013 · The Black Hawk Down incident should provide a cautionary tale about military intervention and its often destructive consequences.
- Jeremy Kuzmarov
On October 3 and 4, 1993, U.S. forces set out on a snatch-and-grab mission to arrest two of Aidid’s lieutenants. The plan was to surround a white three-story house in the capital city of ...
Oct 6, 2013 · It was a defining moment in the history of U.S. Special Operations and it was the first time American forces faced al Qaeda in battle. You may remember it as "Black Hawk down," a phrase...
- CBS News
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In a 2-hour review of the battle, based on Mark Bowden’s bestseller “Black Hawk Down”, we see how we got there, what went wrong, and explore the legacy. Includes interviews with Bowden, U.S ...
May 13, 2019 · After "Black Hawk Down" came out as a book, which was before the film, it was a #1 best seller on The New York Times list, it was a National Book Award finalist, it got a lot of attention, and it ...
5 lesser-known details about ‘Black Hawk Down’. U.S. soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, watch helicopter activity over Mogadishu, Oct. 3, 1993. Later the same day and ...
Sep 14, 2023 · The Real History Behind The 1993 Black Hawk Down Incident. By Gina Dimuro | Edited By John Kuroski. Published September 14, 2023. Updated September 20, 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.
