3rd October 1993: The Black Hawk Down incident during the Battle of Mogadishu

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Black Hawk Down

3rd October 2020

3rd October 1993: The Black Hawk Down incident during the Battle of Mogadishu

During the operation, two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down and 19 Americans lost their lives, while at least 200 Somali militiamen were killed as well as hundreds of civilians.

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#Mogadishu
#Somalia
#United Nations
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