In a ceremony at the AU Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia forward base, UPDF Battle Group XLI troops received ...
SAN DIEGO — A pivotal moment in U.S. military history is getting a fresh perspective as Netflix prepares to release "Surviving Black Hawk Down," a three-part documentary series chronicling the 1993 ...
Photo of the real Black Hawk Down soldiers shown in Netflix's docuseries 'Surviving Black Hawk Down'. Though Black Hawk Down is a fictionalized account of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, the real ...
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How One Rifle Became a Legend in Somalia

Sergeants Randy Shughart and Gary Gordon were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for their extraordinary heroism during ...
MOGADISHU, Somalia — One of the secular warlords who lost control of Somalia’s capital to an Islamic militia vowed Sunday that the battle for Mogadishu was not over — an ominous warning for a city ...
Though unknown to the Clinton administration at the time, at least 10 members of Al-Qaeda were apparently aiding Somali fighters at the “Battle of Mogadishu” in October 1993. In 1993, the United ...
Though Black Hawk Down is a fictionalized account of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, the real American soldiers and Somalis who survived the deadly crash have their own harrowing tales to tell.