“Bloodiest Day” For U.S. Military Since Vietnam War: When Somalian Militia Shot Down Two Black Hawks, Killing 18 Soldiers: A Recall
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 16, 2025
For many years, strife-torn Somalia has struggled with food insecurity and famine-like conditions. Ironically, the country’s alarming circumstances are reminiscent of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, when the US under the aegis of UN stepped in to arrest the spreading famine in one of the poorest countries but ended up losing two Black Hawk choppers and as many as 18 soldiers.
The United Nations (UN) established the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM) in 1992 to aid in the fight . . .
