Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War

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Somalia’s Fight For Independence And The Prelude To The Black Hawk Down Incident

Barre was finally forced out of office due to civil unrest in 1991, but this once again left a power vacuum at the head of the Somalian government. This time, however, it was filled not by a single dictator but by fighting clans of violent warlords, including the Soviet-trained strongman Mohamed Farrah Aidid. i35609849 |b1100005904094 |dmvph |g- |m |h24 |x0 |t0 |i9 |j18 |k030401 |n09-27-2019 18:35 |o- |a967.73 |rBOW

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