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3 days ago · 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. The battle was part of the two-year-old Somali Civil War.
1 day ago · Among these was the Battle of Mogadishu in October 1993, part of an unsuccessful operation by U.S. troops to apprehend Somali National Alliance faction leader Mohamed Farah Aidid. UN soldiers eventually withdrew altogether from the country on March 3, 1995, having incurred more significant casualties.
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5 days ago · When he took office in 1993, President Clinton inherited the humanitarian crisis in Somalia. Though the administration initially continued the humanitarian and peacekeeping mission of Operation Restore Hope, it pulled out after the deaths of 18 U.S. troops in the Battle of Mogadishu on October 3, 1993 turn public opinion sharply against ...
23 hours ago · Retired Lt. Col. James Lechner, author of With My Shield: An Army Ranger in Somalia, will speak June 6 during a webinar hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army. During the online event, Lechner will discuss his experiences in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1993 when he served with the 3rd Ranger Battalion and fought in the battle that would become the basis of the book and subsequent movie Black ...
3 days ago · On 21 July 1989, following religious disturbances that occurred a week earlier, 47 middle-class Isaaq men living in the capital city of Mogadishu were taken from their homes in the middle of the night, they were then transported to Jasiira, a communal beach west of Mogadishu and summarily executed.
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2 days ago · Somalia, easternmost country of Africa, on the Horn of Africa. It extends from just south of the Equator northward to the Gulf of Aden and occupies an important geopolitical position between sub-Saharan Africa and the countries of Arabia and southwestern Asia. The capital is Mogadishu. Learn more about Somalia here.
5 days ago · Explore the harrowing events of the Battle of Mogadishu, immortalized in the book and film "Black Hawk Down." Delve into the intense urban combat, the resilience of soldiers, and the...
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