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	Battle of Mogadishu
		The Battle for Mogadishu went from a standard kidnapping to an all out fight for the lives of American Special Forces.
		Most of Mogadishu was built with winding alleys and roads blocked by debris.
		Add that to the fact that Mogadishu itself was awash with weapons (that could arm men, women AND children) coming in and out of the city and you have yourself a recipe for disaster.
	www.militaryfactory.com /battles/battle_of_mogadishu.asp (2171 words)

	afrol News - Battle of Mogadishu intensifies
		Mogadishu elders had managed to broker a truce between the two armed factions on 14 May, thus stopping a bloody urban war that had lasted for eight days and killed an estimated 140 persons; mostly civilians caught in the crossfire.
		Mogadishu residents claim that the eight warlord militias - now grouped together as the "Anti-Terrorism Alliance" - are armed and funded by the United States in an attempt to fight militant Islamism on Somali soil.
		Reports from Mogadishu indicate that large parts of the city are now under the Islamists' control, including the centre and strategic points such as the port and the airport.
	www.afrol.com /printable_article/19401 (834 words)

	The Raw Story \| Battle rages in Mogadishu as bodies rot in battle zone
		As rival forces exchanged artillery after a night of sporadic battles, demolishing buildings, dozens of dismembered bodies lay rotting in the battle zone in northern and southern Mogadishu.
		The battles that flared up Wednesday have claimed the lives of at least 168 civilians and wounded hundreds others, according to Elman Peace and Human Rights Organisation, a local group that tracks casualty figures.
		Prospects for a ceasefire were shattered last week after the Ethiopian forces refused to meet elders from Mogadishu's dominant Hawiye clan until commanders of the insurgency would be present.
	rawstory.com /news/afp/Battle_rages_in_Mogadishu_as_bodies_04222007.html (716 words)

	Battle Of Mogadishu (Site not responding. Last check: )
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	Philadelphia Inquirer \| 10/08/2006 \| The truth about Mogadishu (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As we passed an anniversary last week of the Battle of Mogadishu, which took place on Oct. 3 and 4, 1993, it surprised me that with all the conflict this nation has seen since those days, the episode - and our entire sojourn in Somalia - remains such an object of contention.
		The battle resulted when an elite force of American soldiers ambushed and arrested two lieutenants of Somali warlord Mohammed Farah Aidid, and then lingered too long at the point of the raid in downtown Mogadishu.
		That's why Somalis were still celebrating the one-sided battle (the mission on Oct. 3 succeeded, but at a cost of 18 American and more than 500 Somali lives) as a "victory" when I visited there in 1997.
	www.philly.com /mld/philly/living/people/women/15703906.htm (846 words)

	SomaliNet News: Somalia: More reinforcements for fresh battle by Mogadishu rival sides : SomaliNet > Somali > Somalia ...
		Sources close to the anti terror alliance in Mogadishu say the weapons were donated by Ethiopian government and are part of movements by the alliance to wage fresh fighting with Islamic militiamen.
		Mogadishuâ€™s Somalinet correspondent Mohamed Abdi says if the weapons offered by Ethiopia got into allianceâ€™s hand, it would be in violation against the embargo imposed by the UN in 1992.
		Both rival sides are now getting reinforcements for possible fresh battle in the capital at any time, with people in the capital are in dreadful stage fearing more clashes to more bloodshed.
	www.somalinet.com /news/world/English/2601 (297 words)

	Battle of Mogadishu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The battle is also referred to as the First Battle of Mogadishu to distinguish it from the later Second Battle of Mogadishu.
		The battle was over by October 4, 1993 at 6:30 AM.
		In all, 18 U.S. soldiers died of wounds from the battle and another 79 were injured.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Mogadishu (3352 words)

	Somalia : Mogadishu returns to battle zone (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Somalia's capital Mogadishu saw an eruption of violence today as an America-backed warlord alliance and Islamic militia did battle in the streets of the city, creating a mirror image of the countries civil war in 1991.
		The US-backed warlord alliance lost key positions in North East Mogadishu on Wednesday, and retaliated against the Islamic militia today in a gun battle that started at a nearby village of El Arfid, North of Mogadishu.
		In Mogadishu, sporadic gunfire can be heard around the North Eastern neighbourhood of Sukahola, where Islamic militia have seized warlord positions in a number of well coordinated attacks, said residents.
	www.hamarey.com /news/june-en/1661.html (573 words)

	Mogadishu battle scars clear \| \| The Australian
		BATTLE debris littered the Somali capital overnight in the wake of some of the fiercest fighting in the city's history.
		Ethiopian soldiers stood clutching rifles atop a building next to the stadium where their tanks are based, a day after Ethiopian troops shot dead four civilians in the area.
		Elders from the city's dominant Hawiye clan today pushed for a ceasefire with Ethiopian troops to ease the tension as the remaining Mogadishu residents sought food and shelter in their wrecked city.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,21502327-23109,00.html (540 words)

	More deaths in Mogadishu battle \| The Agonist
		MOGADISHU, May 25 (Reuters) - Mogadishu residents carried wounded Somalis on wheelbarrows as bullets flew over the battered capital on Thursday in a new flare-up of violence between rival militias that killed up to 30 people.
		The battle for control of Mogadishu has been going on since February, and this fourth round ended a ceasefire of nearly a week, brokered by clan elders.
		Mogadishu is blazing with fire," he added to Reuters, as heavy artillery and gunshots reverberated over the telephone.
	agonist.org /20060511/more_deaths_in_mogadishu_battle (1121 words)

	pseudorandom: Mark Bowden on the Battle of Baghdad
		The 150 American troops trapped in the streets of Mogadishu were members of a light infantry unit cut off from backup or supply, without armor, dependent on a small number of helicopters for air support.
		Soldiers would be moving in a 360-degree battlefield with obstructed sight lines and impaired radio communications, trying to pick out targets from a civilian population determined to hide, supply and shield the enemy, unable to attack Iraqi firing positions without killing civilians.
		Even in victory such a battle would outrage the Arab world and fulfill the fears of the war's critics.
	www.boosman.com /blog/2003/03/mark_bowden_on_the_battle_of_b.html (494 words)

	SomaliNet News: Somalia: More reinforcements for fresh battle by Mogadishu rival sides : SomaliNet > Somali > Somalia ...
		Sources close to the anti terror alliance in Mogadishu say the weapons were donated by Ethiopian government and are part of movements by the alliance to wage fresh fighting with Islamic militiamen.
		Mogadishuâ€™s Somalinet correspondent Mohamed Abdi says if the weapons offered by Ethiopia got into allianceâ€™s hand, it would be in violation against the embargo imposed by the UN in 1992.
		Both rival sides are now getting reinforcements for possible fresh battle in the capital at any time, with people in the capital are in dreadful stage fearing more clashes to more bloodshed.
	somalinet.com /news/world/English/2601 (307 words)

	Operation Restore Hope, Battle of Mogadishu,1993
		On October 3, 1993 Task Force Ranger raided the Olympic Hotel in Mogadishu to search for Aidid. This led to a seventeen-hour battle in which eighteen U.S. soldiers were killed and eighty-four were wounded. Bodies of dead American soldiers were dragged through the streets of Mogadishu, shown on international news reports.
		Frontline, which aired a program entitled “Ambush in Mogadishu.” This site details the program and adds further specifics regarding the problems between the United States military and the Clinton Administration during the early years of President Clinton’s tenure. Unfortunately, these clashes caught U.S. troops in the middle, most visibly during the Battle of Mogadishu.
		Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. Atlantic Monthly Press. This is the most comprehensive account of the Battle of Mogadishu. The story is told through the eyes of the U.S. troops that fought during the battle and is based on interviews of combatants on both sides, video, and radio transcripts.
	novaonline.nvcc.edu /eli/evans/his135/Events/Somalia93/Somalia93.html (0 words)

	The Battle of Mogadishu (Battle of the Black Sea)
		On 3 October 1993 members of the Delta Forces and Rangers were engaged in a pitched battle against rebel forces on the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia.
		Had Clinton and his administration properly supported their troops on the ground in Somalia with the resources necessary to carry out their mission in that country, we would not be faced with the prospect of sending United States troops back to East Africa ten years later.
		The Battle of Mogadishu has also been called "The Battle of the Black Sea" by the United States and United Nation.
	www.paulnwhelan.com /battleofmogadishu.html (787 words)

	News: Somalia, Somalia: The scars of battle in Mogadishu
		News: Somalia, Somalia: The scars of battle in Mogadishu
		MOGADISHU, April 3, 2007 (AFP) - Battle debris littered the Somali capital Tuesday in the wake of some of the fiercest fighting in the city's history.
		Elders from the city's dominant Hawiye clan Tuesday pushed for a ceasefire with Ethiopian troops to ease the tension as the remaining Mogadishu residents sought food and shelter in their wrecked city.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/YSAR-6ZWNKY?OpenDocument (623 words)

	swissinfo - Battle in Mogadishu leaves 50 dead
		MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Mogadishu residents carried wounded Somalis on wheelbarrows as bullets flew over the battered capital on Thursday in a new flare-up of violence between rival militia that killed up to 50 people.
		Firing mortars, grenades and anti-aircraft guns, Islamist militia linked to Islamic courts squared off with gunmen from a coalition of warlords, in a resumption of the worst violence in Mogadishu for a decade.
		Mogadishu is blazing with fire," warlord coalition member Ibrahim Maalim told Reuters earlier as heavy artillery and gunshots reverberated.
	www.swissinfo.org /eng/swissinfo.html?siteSect=43&sid=6750573 (489 words)

	Second Battle of Mogadishu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Second Battle of Mogadishu was a battle fought for control of Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia.
		The opposing forces were the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism (ARPCT), and militia loyal to the Islamic Court Union (ICU).
		Mogadishu's largest clan, the Abgals, held a rally in the northern part of the city, reportedly drawing about 3000.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Second_Battle_of_Mogadishu (998 words)

	Battle for Mogadishu not over, says warlord
		Somali warlords (L-R seated) Ise Dhere, Muse Sudi Yalahow, Abdi Kadir Bebe and Bashir Raage, participate in a rally against the Islamic Courts Union in Qobdro stadium, north of Somalia capital Mogadishu, June 8, 2006.
		Warlords defeated by Islamists militia in the battle for Mogadishu are advancing back towards the Somalia capital from their stronghold of Jowhar, residents said on Thursday.
		MOGADISHU, Somalia · One of the secular warlords who lost control of Somalia's capital to an Islamic militia said Sunday that the battle for Mogadishu was not over, an ominous warning for a city devastated by years of bloodshed and anarchy.
	www.ethiomedia.com /carepress/battle_for_mogadishu.html (476 words)

	SudanTribune article : Battle for Mogadishu not over, says Somalia warlord (Site not responding. Last check: )
		June 11, 2006 (MOGADISHU) — A member of a secular alliance of warlords driven out of Somalia’s capital said Sunday the battle for Mogadishu is not over - a dire threat in a city that was wracked by weeks of fighting before Islamic militants declared victory.
		The state of the alliance, and how many weapons they have, after the recent battles is not clear.
		Mogadishu, home to an estimated 1.2 million people, has degenerated into a huge, looted shanty town since the last effective central government collapsed in 1991.
	www.sudantribune.com /article.php3?id_article=16144 (586 words)

	Military History Online
		Twenty-five years after the remnants of 6th Army marched into captivity, a similar battle was fought in the ancient city of Hue.
		Even so, the battle was a near-run thing; the spectacle of dead pilots being dragged through the streets of the beleaguered city, and the capture of Chief Warrant Officer Durant was more than the Clinton administration could stomach.
		However, when tens of your soldiers were killed in minor battles and one American pilot was dragged in the streets of Mogadishu you left the area carrying disappointment, humiliation, defeat and your dead with you….
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com /general/articles/mogadishu.aspx (3087 words)

	afrol News - Islamic Courts win last battle over Mogadishu - 97 deaths
		There are reports that "he is wounded and has been taken to a hotel in north Mogadishu, for safety reasons", another source said.
		The latest fighting, concentrated in the K6 area and the district of Medina, south and southwest of Mogadishu respectively, was the UIC's last push to dislodge Qeybdid from his final outpost.
		Qeybdid was the only member of the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter Terrorism, which was defeated by the UIC on 4 June, to remain in Mogadishu.
	www.afrol.com /articles/20523 (541 words)

	Philadelphia Online \| Blackhawk Down
		The battle was photographed and videotaped by sophisticated cameras aboard satellites, a P-3 Orion spy plane, and UH-58 surveillance helicopters hovering directly over the action.
		The mission that resulted in the Battle of Mogadishu came less than three months after a surprise missile attack by U.S. helicopters (acting on behalf of the U. N.) on a meeting of Aidid clansmen.
		For those who survive, the battle lives on in their memories and nightmares and in the dull ache of old wounds long after the reasons for it have been forgotten.
	inquirer.philly.com /packages/somalia/nov16/rang16.asp (1820 words)

	Battle rages in Mogadishu, at least 12 dead
		Islamist militiamen ambushed fighters loyal to defeated Somali warlords in Mogadishu early on Sunday in a heavy battle that killed at least 12 people and wounded scores more.
		MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The death toll looked set to rise further in the most serious flareup since the Islamists took over the Somali capital from U.S.-backed warlords on June 5.
		Mogadishu’s war-weary residents ran for cover as rival militia fought each other in streets with machine-guns and mortars near the volatile Kilometre Four district of Mogadishu which had been a pocket of warlord resistance to the Islamists.
	www.gnn.tv /headlines/9861/Battle_rages_in_Mogadishu_at_least_12_dead (528 words)

	Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down) - 12 yrs. later. - Military Photos
		Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down) - 12 yrs.
		Change the title to "Battle of Magadishu - 12 Years Later." Black Hawk Down was a movie, not the event.
		They can continue on the path they are going now and maybe in another 10-12 years their nation's population will be reduced by another 10%.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=57475 (1302 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Key battle for Mogadishu resumes
		The fighting is still concentrated in the CC district, where the clashes began on Sunday.
		Dr Sheikh don Salad Elmi, the director of Medina hospital in South Mogadishu, where many have been brought in with severe injuries, said the fighting was affecting up to 200,000 inhabitants.
		This is the second round of Mogadishu's most serious fighting in a decade.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/4764467.stm (603 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Battle intensifies for Mogadishu
		Islamic militiamen have taken key points in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, as fighting intensifies with their rivals, a secular grouping of warlords.
		Militiamen loyal to the Islamic Courts have isolated the warlords in the north and south of the city in fighting that claimed at least 30 lives on Thursday.
		Much of the fighting on Wednesday was around the CC neighbourhood in north Mogadishu.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/5015152.stm (555 words)

	News: Somalia, Somalia: Fears that battle for Mogadishu unfinished despite lull
		Mogadishu_(dpa) _ Islamist court leaders have claimed victory as an uneasy calm returns to Somalia's capital Mogadishu after four days of heavy fighting in which more than 75 people were killed over control of a road connecting a city airport to the nearby port of Elmaan.
		The warlords-turned-politicians formed the new alliance, said to be supported by the United States, to curb the growing power of the brutal but efficient courts, currently the only functioning law enforcement agency in the war-scarred city.
		The Sharia courts led reporters to areas they captured and pledged to build a new administration for the city and confine all the warlords in their own territories.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6NAJ57?OpenDocument (582 words)

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