What the records say
- When
- 22 Aug 1993 – 13 Oct 1993
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 2.03° N, 45.33° E
- Description
- military operation conducted by the United States in Mogadishu, Somalia
Operation Gothic Serpent
1993 United States-led military operation conducted in Mogadishu, Somalia
Operation Gothic Serpent was a military operation conducted in Mogadishu, Somalia, by an American military force code-named Task Force Ranger during the Somali Civil War in 1993. The primary objective of the operation was to capture Mohamed Farrah Aidid, leader of the Somali National Alliance who was wanted by the UNOSOM II in response to his attacks against United Nations troops.
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