In 1993, what was meant to be a swift U.S. mission in Somalia turned into a brutal 18-hour urban battle,now remembered as the ...

The casualties suffered by Somalis in the Black Hawk Down incident were far greater in numbers. At the time, leaders estimated that 312 militia and citizens had been killed.

The casualties suffered by Somalis in the Black Hawk Down incident were far greater in numbers. At the time, leaders estimated that 312 militia and citizens had been killed.

October 3rd and 4th marked the 20th anniversary of the “Black Hawk Down” incident in Somalia, also known as the First Battle of Mogadishu. The BBC ran a video report about it on Thursday ...

Black Hawk Down lessons reverberate 20 years later. Tom Vanden Brook. ... Batting .500 in complicated, high-risk operations with no casualties is a pretty good average, the official said.

Mr. Bowden is the author of “Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War.” The battle of Mogadishu in early October 1993 shocked most Americans. U.S. forces had been deployed to Somalia to support ...

While the Black Hawk Down battle is now mostly remembered as an embarrassing debacle, it was not, in the tactical sense, a defeat. While the United States sustained significant casualties, the ...

We don’t know yet what brought down a UH-60 Black Hawk early Thursday in southern Afghanistan, killing 11, including seven U.S. troops. ... and not on occupant casualties.

“Black Hawk Down” ought to be compulsory for those waging the current phase of the Afghan campaign. Not the movie, but the book. The Pentagon loves Ridley Scott’s film, and with good reason ...

The Battle of Mogadishu, often referred to as the ‘Black Hawk Down Incident,’ began on October 3, 1993. No battle since the Vietnam War had killed so many U.S. troops. Casualties included 18 ...