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Mogadishu, Battle of, Mogadishu, Somalia, 1993

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Topical headingMogadishu, Battle of, Mogadishu, Somalia, 1993
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See alsoSomalia--History--1991-
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Found inWork cat.: Chun, C.K.S. Gothic Serpent: Black Hawk down, Mogadishu 1993, 2012.
Wikipedia, 25 July, 2012: under Battle of Mogadishu, 1993 (The Battle of Mogadishu was part of Operation Gothic Serpent and was fought on October 3 and 4, 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia, between forces of the United States, supported by UNOSOM II, and Somali militia fighters loyal to the self-proclaimed president-to-be Mohamed Farrah Aidid who had support from armed civilian fighters; the battle is referred to as the First Battle of Mogadishu to distinguish it from the Second Battle of Mogadishu in 2006)
Dictionary of battles and sieges, 2007: Mogadishu (battle of the Somalian Civil War; 3 Oct. 1993; also another battle of Mogadishu during the civil war, Dec. 1990-2 Jan. 1991)