Jonathan Howe
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Jonathan Trumbull Howe is a retired four-star United States Navy admiral. He was the Special Representative for Somalia to United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali from March 9, 1993, su
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Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
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The Battle of Mogadishu, 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
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…well planned." The event is considered a turning point in the war as Somalis turned from wanting peace to wanting revenge, ultimately leading to the Black Hawk Down Incident. Human Rights Watch declared that the attack "looked like mass murder." Howe is the author of the 1971 book Multicrises: Seapower and Global Politics…
Super Six-Four, one of the Black Hawks shot down, above Mogadishu
Mogadishu skyline from a UNOSOM convoy
Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment in Somalia, 1993
Chalk Four Ranger returns to base after a mission in Somalia, 1993.