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“We shot him five times and he kept coming” - How a drug created African zombie terrorists

We walk through the Battle of Mogadishu from the ground level, where drug-fueled fighters advanced without fear and crowds ...
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Forgotten bastards: Battle of Mogadishu’s unsung heroes await honors

A kaleidoscopic hail of tracer fire swept across the alley — green, red, orange — casting a neon glow on the darkened streets of Mogadishu. Shell casings showered down from helicopters as Spc. Arthur ...
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Battle of Mogadishu Doc Series 'Surviving Black Hawk Down' Trailer

"I was sure my family were dead." Netflix has unveiled a trailer for Surviving Black Hawk Down, a 3-episode docu series that will be streaming on Netflix starting in February. The doc is a "360-degree ...
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The Battle of Mogadishu-Fort Novosel remembers 30 years later

FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. -Fort Novosel held a week of remembrance to honor the fallen of the Battle of Mogadishu and their efforts in Somalia in 1993. Included in the events were the Iron Squad Challenge ...
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How one rifle became a legend in Somalia

Sergeants Randy Shughart and Gary Gordon were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for their extraordinary heroism during ...
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Where Are the Black Hawk Down Survivors Now? All About the U.S. Soldiers' Lives Decades Later — and What Somali Citizens Still Remember from the Deadly Battle

Photo of the real Black Hawk Down soldiers shown in Netflix's docuseries 'Surviving Black Hawk Down'. Though Black Hawk Down is a fictionalized account of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, the real ...
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U.S. Army Rangers bring thousands together in remembrance of The Battle of Mogadishu, with The Mogadishu Mile

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – Thousands of US Army Rangers, service members, and their families attended the Mogadishu Mile, to honor the Rangers who fought courageously, remember the 15 hour battle, and pay ...
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Annual 5k honors 30th anniversary of The Battle of Mogadishu

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The military community gathered Saturday evening to honor and remember all those who fought courageously in The Battle of Mogadishu. The movie “Black Hawk Down,” tells the story ...
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The True Story Behind Surviving Black Hawk Down

Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning 2002 movie Black Hawk Down famously portrayed the story of the Battle of Mogadishu, when Black Hawk helicopters were shot down by Somali forces in 1993. But the film was ...
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On This Day: Battle of Mogadishu begins

Oct. 3 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1919, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Dolf Luque becomes the first Latino player to appear in a World Series. Luque was born in Havana, Cuba, on Aug. 4, 1890. In ...
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Where Are the Black Hawk Down Survivors Now? All About the U.S. Soldiers' Lives Decades Later — and What Somali Citizens Still Remember from the Deadly Battle

Though Black Hawk Down is a fictionalized account of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, the real American soldiers and Somalis who survived the deadly crash have their own harrowing tales to tell.