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1 day ago · In August 1993, Secretary of Defense Les Aspin directed the deployment of a Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) to Somalia in response to attacks made by General Mohamed Farrah Aidid’s supporters upon U.S. and UN forces. The JSOTF, named Task Force (TF) Ranger was charged with a mission named Operation Gothic Serpent to capture Aidid.
5 days ago · Mohamed Farrah Aidid was the leader of the strongest of the warring clans, and took control of the capital, Mogadishu. In 1993, the U.S. forces learned of a meeting between Omar Salad Elmi, Aidid's foreign minister, and Mohamed Hassan Awale, Aidid's political advisor.
3 days ago · "Black Hawk Down" depicts the Battle of Mogadishu, a clash between a United Nations Force (largely composed of U.S. Rangers) and militia loyal to the warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Ironically Farrah Aidid's son and heir Hussein Mohamed Farrah is himself a United States Marine Veteran and has aided relations with the West.
Jan 28, 2024 · See the best photos from the new Apple TV+ miniseries 'Masters of the Air' -- Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Barry Keoghan, Rafferty Law and more.
6 days ago · During one of her filming sessions, Fawcett was involved in a collision with a race car, which resulted in severe bruising on her leg. Another possible explanation for why she quit the show might be money-related. Fawcett was an essential component in the success of Charlie’s Angels in terms of viewership.
4 days ago · A signboard of the Syl Hotel attacked by Al-Shabaab militants. — AFP/File Gunmen from Al-Shabaab militant group have attacked a popular hotel near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, on Thursday.
6 days ago · Misiunea lor consta in rapirea a doi adjuncti ai unei capetenii locale paramilitare, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, ca parte a unei strategii de a opri razboiul civil si foametea care faceau ravagii in Somalia. Trupele americane au venit in Somalia cu intentii bune, sperand sa salveze vieti si nu sa le ia.