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Mogadishu (/ ˌ m ɒ ɡ ə ˈ d iː ʃ uː,-ˈ d ɪ ʃ-/, also US: / ˌ m oʊ ɡ-, ˌ m ɔː ɡ-/; Somali: Muqdisho, Wadaad: مُقْدِشو [mʉq'dɪ:ʃɔ] or Xamar, Wadaad: حَمَرْ ; Arabic: مقديشو , Italian: Mogadiscio), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia.
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 irregular citizens of south Mogadishu. The battle was part of the two-year-old Somali Civil War.
- 3–4 October 1993
Apr 11, 2024 · Mogadishu, capital, largest city, and a major port of Somalia, located just north of the Equator on the Indian Ocean. One of the earliest Arab settlements on the East African coast, its origins date to the 10th century. It declined in the 16th century after a period of extensive trade with the Arab.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 3, 2023 · October 3, 2023. Thirty years ago today, the U.S. military was involved in a brief but brutal battle in Somalia. In a series of firefights over two bloody days, 18 members of America’s most ...
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Apr 5, 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. Mogadishu, Somalia. U.S. forces had entered Somalia to protect the distribution of food aid, which was being hampered by local ...
A historical report on the Battle of Mogadishu, a 1993 U.S. military operation that ended in a 18-hour urban firefight with Somali militias and left 18 Americans and hundreds of Somalis dead. The author argues that the lessons of this debacle have shaped U.S. foreign policy and the war on terrorism ever since.
Prior to the civil war, Mogadishu was known as the White pearl of the Indian Ocean. Mogadishu (Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar; Arabic: مقديشو) is the largest city in Somalia and the nation's capital. Located in the coastal Benadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for centuries.
