Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down
In 1993, elite US forces were involved in a disastrous attempt to capture allies of Somali warlord, General Aideed. It would have a major impact on US foreign policy in Africa.
In 1993, the United States launched a disastrous raid against the forces of the Somali warlord General Mohamed Farah Aideed. During the operation, two American Black Hawk helicopters were shot down, 18 American troops were killed, dozens more were injured. Somali casualties were estimated to be in the hundreds. The disaster would have a major impact on US foreign policy in Africa and was made famous by the film Black Hawk Down. We hear a Somali account of the operation, and from one of the American helicopter pilots who was shot down during the raid.
(Image: UH60 Blackhawk US Army Gunship patrolling Mogadishu. Credit: AP)
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