Mohamed Farrah Aidid
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Mohamed Farrah Hasan Garad, popularly known as General Aidid or Aideed, was a Somali military officer, diplomat, and warlord.
Aidid in 1995
Brigadier General Aidid (left), and President Barre meeting Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Chris van der Klaauw in the Netherlands in 1978.
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
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
…implementing Operation Gothic Serpent, and deploying Delta Force and Task Force Ranger to capture him. The high American casualty rate of the ensuing Battle of Mogadishu on 3–4 October 1993, led UNOSOM to cease its four month long mission. In December 1993, the U.S. Army flew Aidid to Addis Ababa to engage in peace…
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.