Operation Gothic Serpent was a United States military operation in Mogadishu, Somalia, from August to October 1993, deploying Task Force Ranger, including Army Rangers and Delta Force, to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. The operation culminated in the Battle of Mogadishu on 3-4 October 1993, a raid that turned into a prolonged firefight after two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down; eighteen American soldiers were killed, and the ensuing casualties led to the operation's termination and a U.S. withdrawal from Somalia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Operation TypeSpecial-forces operation (manhunt) 1 ParticipantsTask Force Ranger: 75th Ranger Regiment, Delta Force, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Navy SEALs, opposed by Somali National Alliance militia 1 ObjectiveCapture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, blamed for attacks on United Nations and American forces 1 OutcomeAidid was not captured; the Battle of Mogadishu on 3-4 October 1993 killed 18 American soldiers and led to the operation's termination and U.S. withdrawal from Somalia 1 Operation Type
Operation Type (category)Special-Forces Operation 1 Connections
Commanders and Forces
Operation Gothic Serpent, the 1993 Mogadishu raid, deployed United States Army Rangers and Delta Force
Source Wikipedia: Operation Gothic Serpent
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mali, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Somalia, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Operation Gothic Serpent
WikipediaBackground section
led US president Bill Clinton to initiate Operation Gothic Serpent in order to capture Aidid
- In Category: Military Operations
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