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Events on Sunday 3 October 1993 1
1993Battle of MogadishuUS raid against Somali militia leads to a prolonged urban firefightUS Army Rangers and Delta Force operators launched a raid to capture lieutenants of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, but two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down over Mogadishu. The resulting overnight battle killed 18 American soldiers and an estimated several hundred Somalis. The episode, later depicted in the film "Black Hawk Down," led the United States to withdraw its forces from Somalia.