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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 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, more commonly known as Black Hawk Down, was detailed by the U.S. Army and lasted from October 3 to October 4 in 1993. Task Force Ranger under fire in Somalia - October 3, 1993 A map of the main battle sites during the Battle of Mogadishu .
The United States withdrew six months after the battle, and the remaining UN forces departed from Somalia in early 1995, concluding the operation. [ 19 ] 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 ...
Since the 1960s the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has engaged in a variety of covert activities in the east African country of Somalia.These activities have included financing pro-Western Somali political parties, funding warlords, extraordinary renditions and most recently operating black sites. [1]
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.
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