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The 15-hour battle that ensued left 18 Americans dead and 73 injured. And shocking images of American soldiers dragged through the streets of Mogadishu were seared into the memories of many...
Altogether, the 18-hour urban firefight, later known as the Battle of Mogadishu, left 18 Americans and hundreds of Somalis dead.
Sep 24, 2012 · Casualties. During the 1st Battle of Mogadishu, two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were lost and 18 soldiers were killed and 73 were wounded during the rescue operation and withdrawal from the crash sites.
Oct 5, 2018 · Every force in the battle - Golden Dragons, Rangers, and Malaysian troops - had sustained additional casualties throughout the mission. "There wasn't enough room," Shivers said. "We didn't have...
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. Mogadishu, Somalia. Abandoned street in Mogadishu, Somalia, that was the dividing line between warring clans, January 19, 1993. (more)
May 16, 2023 · The Red Cross estimates that another 200 Somali civilians were killed when they reportedly attached the Americans. The Pentagon initially reported five American soldiers killed, but the final figure rose to 18 dead and 73 American soldiers wounded, the largest U.S. casualty toll since the Vietnam War era.
Casualties included 18 dead American soldiers and 73 wounded, [20] with Malaysian forces suffering one death and seven wounded, and Pakistani forces two injuries. [21] . Somali casualties were far higher; most estimates are between 133 and 700 dead. [18][10]
