Newly-Released Footage From The Battle Of Mogadishu 20 Years Ago (Black Hawk Down)

Black Hawk Down! Newly-Released Footage From The Battle Of Mogadishu Shows The Moment Helicopter Was Shot Down Stranding US Troops In Enemy Territory -- Daily Mail

* Twenty years after the Battle of Mogadishu, new footage sheds light on how a mission to kidnap two Somali lieutenants went awry
* The mission was 'flawless' until the men were ready to be airlifted out of the Somali capital
* That's the moment when two black hawk helicopters were shot down, stranding soldiers in the city hours
* Nineteen U.S. servicemen died in the overnight battle in enemy territory
* The 2001 film Black Hawk Down was based on the event

Yesterday marked the 20 year anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu. Two decades later, never-before-seen footage has been released of the operation that was depicted in the 2001 film Black Hawk Down.

The footage was obtained by CBS' 60 Minutes and will air this Sunday as part of a special segment on the mission that went awry in the capital of Somalia.

From 1993 to 1995, the United Nations had an operation in Somalia to create enough peace to continue humanitarian operations for civilians.

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WNU Editor: The CBS report is here. The fill 60 Minutes report will be broadcast on October 6.

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Black Hawk Down And It's Lessons 20 Years Later

Black Hawk Down: 20 Years Later -- Dustin Walker, Real Clear World

Today marks the twentieth anniversary of a tragic episode in American military history popularly known as “Black Hawk Down.” Twenty years later, a small mission to capture two lieutenants of an obscure warlord in a little-known desert capital has become one of the most famous battles in American history, immortalized by author Mark Bowden and filmmaker Ridley Scott.

On October 3, 1993, 160 U.S. Army Rangers and other special operators in Task Force Ranger launched a raid into the heart of Mogadishu’s Bakaara Market to capture two subordinates of the Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. A routine mission was transformed into a desperate search and rescue attempt as an angry mob composed of thousands of heavily armed militiamen tried to swallow up the remains of two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters shot down providing air support. American troops, who had not seen this kind of fierce urban combat in more than a generation, battled through the night to save their brothers.

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More News On Remembering Black Hawk Down

Remembering 'Black Hawk Down', Somali leader vows never again -- Global Post/AFP
Fallout from Somalia still haunts US policy 20 years later -- Stars and Stripes
Return to Mogadishu: Former Army ranger revisits ‘Black Hawk Down’ 20 years later -- Yahoo News
Return to Mogadishu: Retired Army Ranger Revisits Black Hawk Down 20 Years Later -- ABC News
Never-before-seen military footage of "Black Hawk Down" -- CBS
20 Years After Black Hawk Down -- Heritage Foundation

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