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Black Hawk Down

The battle in Mogadishu in 1993 which had a dramatic impact on US foreign policy.

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)

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