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Somalia Black Hawk Down

Somalia Black Hawk Down. Battle of Mogadishu. Where?. Somalia is in East Africa Mogadishu is the capital city. Map. Who?. Somalia was in a civil war in the early 1991 as a result of contested elections Mohamed Farrah Aidid was the dictator/self-proclaimed President

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Somalia Black Hawk Down

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  1. SomaliaBlack Hawk Down Battle of Mogadishu

  2. Where?

  3. Somalia is in East Africa Mogadishu is the capital city Map

  4. Who? • Somalia was in a civil war in the early 1991 as a result of contested elections • Mohamed Farrah Aidid was the dictator/self-proclaimed President • Had support from warlords (like local leaders) in a few territories

  5. Why? • Because of Aidid violating human rights in the country the UN and USA became involved in “humanitarian” aid missions to deliver food and medicine • Military support was needed to protect the UNH Peacekeepers

  6. What? • US Rangers and Navy Seal teams, in support of the UN were attempting to capture enemy combatants outside of the safe zone • 160 total troops go out on “Operation Gothic Serpent” and 2 Black Hawk helicopters are shout down by RPG’s.

  7. When? • October 3-4, 1993 • The survivors were left to fight overnight • 2 crash sites • 1 was rescued, the other over-run by hostile Somali’s

  8. The Rescue • A convoy was dispatched the following morning • 18 US soldiers had been killed • 700+ Somali’s • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/firefight/

  9. The end • All of the bodies of the dead soldiers were recovered • Most were in bad shape as they had been mutilated/dragged through the streets

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