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On October 3 and 4, 1993, U.S. forces set out on a snatch-and-grab mission to arrest two of Aidid’s lieutenants. Altogether, the operation would involve 19 aircraft, 12 vehicles and around 160 troops. At about 4:20 pm on October 3, 1993, one of the Black Hawks, Super 61, piloted by CW3 Cliff “Elvis” Wolcott and CW3 Donovan “Bull ...
Oct 3, 2023 · Thirty years ago, on 3 October 1993, a US-led military operation in the capital city Somalia turned into a deadly firefight that shocked the world. It involved US special forces, supported by UN peacekeepers, who attempted to capture two top lieutenants of the Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, who was leading a violent resistance against the ...
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.
Mohamed Farrah Hassan Aidid ( Somali: Maxamed Faarax Xasan Caydiid; Arabic: محمد فرح حسن عيديد; 15 December 1934 – 1 August 1996) was a Somali general and diplomat. He was the chairman of the United Somali Congress (USC). Aidid later led the Somali National Alliance (SNA). He was a part of the groups that overthrew and exiled ...
Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid addresses a crowd of more than 1,000 supporters during a rally to protest the U.N. Military strikes against... Somalis fight over corn flour during a food distribution in Mogadishu, Somalia, 11 October 1993.
Nov 23, 2017 · But then, on July 12, 1993, US helicopter gunships targeted a compound that they believed was a gathering place for Gen. Mohamed Farrah Aidid and other warlords. The bombs killed dozens of people ...
Aug 1, 2007 · General Mohamed Ali Farrah Aidid (Somali: Maxamed Faarax Caydiid, Arabic: محمد فرح عيديد) (December 15, 1934 – August 2, 1996) was a controversial Somali military leader, often ...
