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October 4, 1993. At Midnight 00:00 (24:00), the Rangers are still trapped inside Mogadishu without essential equipment, such as night vision devices . 01:55 — Rescue convoy reaches the trapped Ranger force. A second half of the convoy reaches the site of Durant's downed Black Hawk. Durant and his crew are missing.
Oct 2, 2018 · The Battle of Mogadishu on Oct. 3-4, 1993, in Somalia would later be viewed as a tactical success in which, despite daunting odds and unforeseen mishaps, a force of about 100 Americans held off ...
Apr 19, 2024 · Battle of Mogadishu, battle between U.S. forces and Somali militia fighters in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3–4, 1993. It marked the end of a U.S.-led military intervention in Somalia, which had begun in 1992. U.S. forces had entered Somalia to protect the distribution of food aid, which was being hampered by local warlords in the absence ...
Apr 16, 2022 · The Battle of Mogadishu was fought in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3-4, 1993, as part of the Somali Civil War. The battle was fought between a United States Special Forces team and Somali rebels loyal to the self-proclaimed Somalian president-to-be Mohamed Farrah Aidid. When two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters were shot down, the initially ...
Feb 25, 2020 · In the New York Times bestseller book, Black Hawk Down, author Mark Bowen describes a CAR-15 rifle as a favorite weapon among Delta Force operators. Since then, the rifle has been relegated to the history textbooks, collectors’ shelves, and the hearts of military cloners everywhere. CAR-15, the modular weapon, represented a major step forward ...
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.
