Mohamed Farrah Aidid

sometimes known as the Day of the Rangers, was a part of Operation Gothic Serpent. The battle was fought 3-4 October in 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The forces involved include the United States and the Somali militiamen who were loyal to Mohamed Farrah Aidid. There were several Special Forces units involved with the U.S., including the Army Special Operations Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, and Navy Special Warfare Command. This includes soldiers from the 75th Ranger Regiment and…

Battle of Mogadishu The Battle of Mogadishu, also known as Black Hawk Down took place on the 3rd and 4th of October 1993 in Mogadishu, Somalia. What was supposed to be an in and out mission capturing General Mohamed Farrah Aidid which should have taken only a couple of hours at most, turned into a daylong nightmare for the 3rd Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment, and the 1st Special Forces Detachment-Delta. Throughout the 1980 and 1990 violence in Somalia was rising. Warlords took advantage…

provided properly. Good intelligence practice was not enforced. The lack of discipline cost many American and Somali their lives. History of the Battle of Mogadishu President Clinton sent American special operation forces to Somalia to capture Mohamed Farrah Aidid. (Editors, 2016) They called it Operation Gothic Serpent. The operation started out as a relief effort at first. The United Nations (UN) and US wanted to provide food relief for the decaying city of Mogadishu. Years…

Project 4: Black Hawk Down The book “Black Hawk Down”, is read in many classrooms across the United States. This book can lead a lasting impact on the teens that have an opportunity to read this book about the United States attempt to capture Mohamed Farrah Aidid, a Somali warlord. This story has been knowingly picked by many highschool teachers because they know how it affects teens. This book is pretty much a play-by-play of a quite recent war that occurred in Mogadishu. Teens today would…

The most influential concern the international community held was created by the events that transpired in the First Battle of Mogadishu. The First Battle of Mogadishu was a US led attempt in Somalia to apprehend local warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid that happened on October 3-4 1993 where 18 US soldiers were killed. The outcome of the First Battle of Mogadishu shaped foreign policy for the US and other countries. Because of that, many countries feared Rwanda would have the same outcome…

it serves as an anecdote for depicting the difficulty associated with urban warfare and the need for improvements in order to be more effective. Background Nine years after gaining independence in 1960, Somalia was overtaken in a coup, led by Mohamed Siad Barre. Despite his oppressive dictatorial rule, Barre maintained power until 1991 when he was ousted by one of many clans that had broken out in a civil war. The human rights condition during this internal conflict fell even further into…

3. The character of war has changed whilst the nature of war has not? Discuss. It is interesting to know that war can be compared in two aspects. One is the character of war and the other is the nature of war. It was known that the character of war has changed whilst the nature of war has not. Why is it so? To understand further lets us first define what is the character of war and the nature of war. The character of war describes the changing way that war as a phenomenon manifests in the real…

Somalia Civil War is an ongoing civil war that continues to take place. Siad Barre regime held the dictatorship until January 26, 1991. With the fall of Barre led to a rise in insurgencies fueled by clans and other groups. Somalia descended into chaos, the only unifying force was the clans. Somalia clans dictated how their members lived, who got food, and which members could earn a living. The United Nations (UN) reacted to the worsening food situation. In April 1992, under UN Resolution 751, a…