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6 days ago · The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is an elite light infantry division in the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. Formerly designated as a mountain warfare unit, the division was the only one of its size in the US military to receive specialized training for fighting in mountainous conditions.
Their intent and goal was to recapture Mogadishu and reinstate the regime of Siad Barre, and to establish regional state in Gedo, Middle and Lower Jubba. United Somali Front (USF) Leaders: Abdurahman Dualeh Al; Area of Operations: Zeila, Somaliland; Tribal Affiliation: Issa; Founded: prior to 1991 as a small liberation movement.
5 days ago · Every BC student has his or her unique story, of course, but Iftin’s is a particularly compelling one—and widely shared, thanks to his improbable stint as a foreign correspondent and his 2018 memoir, Call Me American. Born and raised in war-torn Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu, Iftin endured a dangerously violent and traumatic childhood ...
1 day ago · Black Hawk Down is a tale of 160 highly trained U.S. soldiers landing in Mogadishu to capture two key lieutenants of a rebel warlord. However, the story has twists and turns when they find ...
Lost a couple towns to AS, presided over the biggest bombing AS have carried out in Mogadishu I believe, promised 1m1v in exchange for term extension but didn't fulfil his promise, caused divisions between some clans by freestyling his own flavour of 4.5 seat allocation, Got a few troops sent to Eritrea (who got lost for a year after being falsely promised they were being sent to Qatar) to ...
2 days ago · 1993: Somalia: Battle of Mogadishu, or the First Battle of Mogadishu, the outcome of Operation Gothic Serpent. October 3–4, 1993, Task Force Ranger, made up largely of the 75th Ranger Regiment and Delta Force entered hostile urban area Mogadishu to seize two high ranking Somali National Army leaders.
4 days ago · Black Hawk Down is a gritty, realistic depiction of modern warfare, dramatizing the Battle of Mogadishu. Like Land of Bad, it's fast-paced, action-packed, and offers a visceral look at the chaos and brotherhood within military operations.
