Birds Down

 
Well, hello again, readers! In the early of 2013, I am interested to brings you back to 1990s. It was the first battle of Mogadhisu which was well known by people as “Black Hawk Down”.  

On October 3rd, 1993, 120 Delta Force Commandos and Army Rangers were dropped into the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia. Their mission was a fast daylight raid to kidnap lead terrorist Mohammed Farrah Aidid, who had been killing U.N. workers delivering food to starving Somalis. Aidid’s goal was to control the country by controlling all the food.

The U.S. raid went off with clockwork precision, until the unexpected happened. Two of the U.S. Black Hawk helicopters, the soldiers’ airlift out, were shot down. The mission abruptly changed to a rescue operation. Surrounded by Somalis militia, a fierce firefight ensued that left American troops trapped and fighting for their lives. The ordeal left 18 American men dead, 70 wounded, with 3,000 Somalis casualties. Two of American Ranger were mutilated by Somalis angry mob. They were KIA while trying to rescue Michael Durant, a Black Hawk pilot whose helicopter was shot down. The copper it was coded Super Six Four.

The people of United Stated was terribly pissed off after the figured out that their boys were murdered rudely. President Bill Clinton announced that the USA won’t send any troops to join the UN Peace Force.