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// DECLASSIFIED · OPEN SOURCE// FILE #003 · 1993 · SOMALIA// THE WAR ROOM DESK
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Operation Gothic Serpent (Black Hawk Down)

US military operation in Mogadishu to capture lieutenants of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid.

Year1993
TheaterSomalia
StatusCOMPLETE
File№ 003

━━━ Units of Record ━━━

  • 0175th Ranger Regiment
  • 021st SFOD-D (Delta Force)
  • 03160th SOAR

Outcome

Targets captured but mission resulted in significant casualties. Led to US withdrawal from Somalia.

━━━ Full Report ━━━

The Battle of Mogadishu occurred on October 3-4, 1993, when US Army Rangers and Delta Force operators attempted to capture two lieutenants of Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down, leading to a prolonged urban firefight. 18 Americans were killed and 73 wounded.

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FILE #003 · 1993 · warroom.report

Operation Gothic Serpent (Black Hawk Down) (1993) — War Room Operations File