Witness History: Archive 2012 - Black Hawk Down
In 1993, US forces were part of a UN mission to end the civil war and humanitarian crisis in Somalia.
But in October an operation by elite American troops in Mogadishu met fierce resistance.
It would have a major impact on US foreign policy.
(Image: UH60 Blackhawk US Army Gunship patrolling Mogadishu. Credit: AP)
Published on Wednesday, 3rd October 2012.
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