Mohamed Farrah Hasan Garad (Somali: Maxamed Faarax Xasan Garaad, 'Caydiid Garaad' ; Arabic: محمد فرح حسن عيديد; 15 December 1934 – 1 August 1996), popularly known as General Aidid or Aideed, was a Somali military officer and warlord.

Nov 10, 2021 · After the ouster of Barre, Somalia fell into a period of civil war, where rival factions competed for power, led by former military officers, who became warlords. Aidid's faction became...

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 ...

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.

Feb 9, 1998 · Aidid's army had overthrown longtime dictator Mohamed Siad Barre two years earlier. He and his clan thought it was now their turn to rule Somalia. They had purchased that right with...

Jan 4, 2023 · Aidid was an artilleryman, assigned to Battery B, 14th Marines at the Marine Corps Reserve base in Pico Rivera, California. He deployed in support of Operation Restore Hope, the U.S.-led task force in Somalia whose aim was to disrupt …

Feb 14, 2022 · The operation’s goal was to provide humanitarian assistance to Somalia’s population, yet warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid and his troops used this opportunity to divert food and relief supplies,...

2 days ago · Crew of Super 64 in September 1993. From left: Winn Mahuron, Tommy Field, Bill Cleveland, Ray Frank and Mike Durant. Super 64 was shot down in Mogadishu by a Somali RPG team.

In 1992, the U.S. partnered with the United Nations to launch a humanitarian mission aimed at stopping widespread starvation in Somalia. However, shortly after the mission began, Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid’s militias began attacking U.N. peacekeepers, prompting a …

Jul 18, 2020 · During UNOSOM II, the second phase of the UN mission in Somalia, General Aidid, a renegade Somali warlord, had killed and injured several soldiers using improvised bombs. In response, President Clinton approved the proposal to deploy a special task force, TF Ranger, composed of 400 U.S. Army Rangers and 1st SFOD-Delta commandos.