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The Battle of Mogadishu (Somali: Maalintii Rangers, lit. 'Day of the Rangers'), also known as the Black Hawk Down Incident, was part of Operation Gothic Serpent.It was fought on 3–4 October 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia, between forces of the United States—supported by UNOSOM—against Somali National Alliance (SNA) fighters and other insurgents in south Mogadishu.
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.
"The United States Army in Somalia 1992-1994". United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022; The United Nations and Somalia 1992-1996. The United Nations Blue Book Series. Vol. VIII. New York, NY: United Nations Department of Public Information. 1996. ISBN 978-92-1-100566-0.
The Bloody Monday raid (Somali: Isniintii Dhiiga, Arabic: الإثنين الدامي), also known as the Abdi House raid or Operation Michigan, was a US military operation [3] that took place in Mogadishu on 12 July 1993, during the United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II) phase of the UN intervention in the Somali Civil War.
2022 al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia: Al-Shabaab Ethiopia: Part of the Ethiopian–Somali conflict and Somali civil war – On 20 July, the Al-Shabaab militant group launched an invasion of Ethiopia’s Somali Region from Somalia. [7] The invasion was the largest attack by al-Shabaab in Ethiopian territory to date. [8] 2022 invasion of Ukraine ...
The United States withdrew six months after the battle, and the remaining UN forces departed from Somalia in early 1995, concluding the operation. [ 20 ] UNOSOM II faced heavy criticism for alleged human rights abuses, violations of international law , and the use of excessive force, attracting scrutiny from a wide range of humanitarian ...
Johnny Somali, an American YouTuber known for his inflammatory stunts, became the center of a South Korean investigation that could keep him trapped in the country for a while. The streamer, whose ...
The following is a list of Ethiopian–Somali wars and conflicts, giving an overview of the historic and recent conflicts between Ethiopia, Somalia, and Insurgents. 1963–1965 Ogaden Revolt; 1963–1970 Bale Revolt; 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War; 1974–1991 Ethiopian Civil War (WSLF insurgency) 1977–1978 Ogaden War