Battle of Mogadishu (1993) - Wikipedia
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 irregulars of south Mogadishu. The battle was part of the two-year-old Somali Civil War.
Battle of Mogadishu | Description & Facts | Britannica
Nov 18, 2024 · U.S. forces, intervening in war-torn Somalia for humanitarian reasons, ran into trouble on a mission to seize a Somali militia leader in Mogadishu in October 1993. The resulting Battle of Mogadishu resulted in hundreds of total casualties and the …
Battle of Mogadishu - Army University Press
Feb 14, 2022 · On October 3, 1993, Task Force Ranger conducted a mission, expecting to overmatch the enemy and that everything would run smoothly. It was initially successful, but while U.S. troops tried to...
The Battle of Mogadishu 25 years later: How the fateful fight …
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...
The Battle of Mogadishu | ASOMF
On October 3 and 4, 1993, U.S. forces set out on a snatch-and-grab mission to arrest two of Aidid’s lieutenants. Altogether, the operation would involve 19 aircraft, 12 vehicles and around 160 troops.
Somalia intervention | UN Peacekeeping, US Military
Dec 2, 2024 · 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.
The Legacy of Black Hawk Down | Smithsonian
Altogether, the 18-hour urban firefight, later known as the Battle of Mogadishu, left 18 Americans and hundreds of Somalis dead. News outlets broadcast searing images of jubilant mobs dragging...
A Fight like No Other - Air Force Special Operations Command
Jun 20, 2012 · As the Somali fighters melted away into the labyrinth of streets around the battle zone, Fales and his fellow Americans were evacuated. That fight came to be known as the Battle of Mogadishu and was recounted in the book Black Hawk Down and a movie of the same name.
'Black Hawk Down' And The True Story Of The Battle Of Mogadishu
Sep 14, 2023 · On October 3, 1993, Somali forces shot down three American Black Hawk helicopters, leaving U.S. soldiers stranded in a deadly firefight known as the Battle of Mogadishu. What was meant to be a 90-minute mission became a 15-hour battle as two American Black Hawk helicopters were shot out of the sky.
Operation Gothic Serpent: Remembering The Battle of Mogadishu
The battle left a lasting impact, with powerful images of Somali mobs dragging the bodies of fallen U.S. soldiers broadcasted worldwide. Despite overwhelming odds, a force of roughly 100 American troops held off over 1,000 armed Somali fighters in an intense, coordinated ambush until their rescue.