In September, Somali militia used RPGs to attack U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters, damaging at least one that managed to return to base. Then, at 2 a.m. on 25 September—a week before the Battle of Mogadishu—the SNA used an RPG to shoot down a Black Hawk (callsign Courage 53) while it was on patrol.

1 day ago · Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning 2002 movie Black Hawk Down famously portrayed the story of the Battle of Mogadishu, when Black Hawk helicopters were shot down by Somali forces in 1993. But the film ...

3 hours ago · In 2001, Scott released Black Hawk Down, a star-studded war film based on Mark Bowden’s 1999 book, Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. To create the film, Scott interviewed numerous U.S ...

1 day ago · But if the history of the shocking true war story has escaped you, Netflix’s new documentary, Surviving Black Hawk Down, fills in the gaps.In a full-circle moment, the three-part series, from ...

9 hours ago · Surviving Black Hawk Down is a new Netflix docuseries exploring the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, with interviews from those who survived the devastating conflict. As per the synopsis, the documentary ...

3 days ago · The expression Black Hawk Down, the title of a Hollywood film, has become shorthand for a 1993 US military disaster in Somalia. ... But for Binti Ali, simply telling the story is not enough.

Sep 14, 2023 · On October 3, 1993, Somali forces shot down three American Black Hawk helicopters, leaving U.S. soldiers stranded in a deadly firefight known as the Battle of Mogadishu.

Sep 27, 2023 · In October 1993, United States forces became embroiled in an armed conflict against troops loyal to Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Known as the Battle of Mogadishu, the incident is perhaps best remembered for the debacle that later became immortalized in the film Black Hawk Down.