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

3rd October 2020
Tagged as: America, Black Hawk Down, Civil War, Mogadishu, Somalia, United Nations, United States, USA

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

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