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.

Jan 16, 2025 · 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 …

The Somali Civil War (Somali: Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya; Arabic: الحرب الأهلية الصومالية al-ḥarb al-’ahliyya aṣ-ṣūmāliyya) is an ongoing civil war that is taking place in Somalia. It grew out of resistance to the military junta which was led by Siad Barre during the 1980s.

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.

This is a 2024 timeline of events in the Somali Civil War (2009–present).

A generation later, Army leaders can still learn from the harrowing battle of 1993.

May 16, 2023 · It was fought on October 3 and 4, 1993 in Mogadishu, Somalia, between United States troops as part of a larger United Nations peacekeeping mission, and Somali militiamen loyal to Somali General Mohamed Farrah Aidid.

2 days ago · Every American war movie fan is probably familiar with the Battle of Mogadishu. It's also known as the "Black Hawk Down" incident, borrowed from the title of an exhaustively researched book and ...

Apr 16, 2022 · The Battle of Mogadishu was fought on October 3-4, 1993, during the Somali Civil War in Mogadishu, Somalia, between forces of the United States military supported by United Nations troops and Somali militiamen loyal to the self-proclaimed Somalian president-to-be Mohamed Farrah Aidid.

Oct 3, 2024 · The Battle of Mogadishu was the beginning of the end of the US and UN missions in Somalia. Shortly after the battle, the United States finally deployed armored vehicles and AC-130 gunships, but it was clear that these assets were there …