In 1993, what was meant to be a swift U.S. mission in Somalia turned into a brutal 18-hour urban battle,now remembered as the Battle of Mogadishu. This video revisits the real story behind Operation ...

A film described as ‘a triumph’ and ‘a relentless force’ by critics is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.

One of the most 'visceral' war films, directed by Ridley Scott, that has found itself embroiled in disputes since its release ...

In 1993, two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters were shot down over Mogadishu, resulting in an 18-hour battle that killed 18 American soldiers and over 300 Somalis ...

The battle, which saw two Black Hawk helicopters crash out of the sky, took place on October 3 and 4 1993 but its origins can be traced back to the start of the Somali civil war. The late 1980s ...

Estimates for the Somalia militia vary wildly from 315 to 3,000. At least 21 of Aidid’s commanders were captured. Aidid himself was killed three years later in ground action with another tribe.

Black Hawk Down, released in 2001, followed US soldiers as they were sent into Somalia's capital Mogadishu, to capture a warlord.

Netflix's 'Surviving Black Hawk Down' dives deep into the Battle of Mogadishu, which inspired both 'Black Hawk Down' the book and the Ridley Scott movie.