Battle of Mogadishu (1993) 1993
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 3 October 1993 – 4 October 1993 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1993 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Somalia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Operation Gothic Serpent, Somali Civil War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Somalia, United States | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 2.0525, 45.3247 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Mogadishu (Somali: Maalintii Rangers, lit. 'Day of the Rangers'), also known as the Black Hawk Down Incident, was part of Operation Gothic Serpent. It was fought on 3–4 October 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia, between forces of the United States—supported by UNOSOM II—against Somali National Alliance (SNA) fighters and other insurgents in south Mogadishu.
The battle took place during the UNOSOM II phase of the United Nations (UN) intervention in the Somali Civil War. The UN had initially dispatched forces to alleviate the 1992 famine, but then shifted to attempting to restore a central government and establishing a democracy. During June 1993, UNOSOM suffered significant losses when the Pakistani troops were attacked while inspecting a SNA radio station and weapons-storage site. The UN blamed SNA leader General Mohammed Farah Aidid and began military operations against him. In July 1993, US forces conducted the Bloody Monday raid, killing many elders and prominent members of Aidid's clan, the Habr Gidr. That raid, combined with other incidents involving significant civilian casualties, fueled support for the insurgency against UNOSOM and led to the first deliberate attacks on American forces.
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