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In 1992, the U.S. (in support of the U.N.) launched a humanitarian mission to halt widespread starvation in Somalia. Almost right away, militias led by the Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid began attacking and killing U.N. peacekeepers.
The intervention culminated in the so-called Battle of Mogadishu on October 3–4, 1993, in which 18 U.S. soldiers and hundreds of Somali militia fighters and civilians were killed.
Oct 5, 2018 · The overarching events from October 3 and 4, 1993 were branded the "Battle of Mogadishu," and later popularized in the film "Black Hawk Down." Though the movie centers on a raid led by...
