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World Service,03 Oct 2012,9 mins

Black Hawk Down

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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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