Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
October 3–4, 1993
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Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
A US special forces raid to seize aides of the warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid became a battle in which two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down; 18 Americans and hundreds of Somalis died. The United States soon withdrew from Somalia.
Location
- Mogadishu
