Operation Gothic Serpent

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United States military operation military operation special operations mission

Operation Gothic Serpent was a 1993 U.S.-led special operations mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, aimed at capturing key lieutenants of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, which culminated in the infamous Battle of Mogadishu.

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Label	Occurrences
Operation Gothic Serpent canonical	14

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ special operations mission ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Black Hawk Down ⓘ surface form: Black Hawk Down operation
authorizedBy	United States government ⓘ
casualties	18 U.S. soldiers killed ⓘ over 70 U.S. soldiers wounded ⓘ
cause	resistance to UN and U.S. presence by Somali militias ⓘ
codename	Gothic Serpent ⓘ
commander	William F. Garrison ⓘ
conflict	Battle of Mogadishu ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1993 ⓘ
endTime	1993-10-13 ⓘ
followedBy	withdrawal of U.S. forces from Somalia ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Mogadishu ⓘ
historicalImpact	influenced U.S. foreign policy on humanitarian interventions ⓘ subject of the book Black Hawk Down ⓘ subject of the film Black Hawk Down ⓘ
involves	160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ⓘ 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta ⓘ 75th Ranger Regiment ⓘ Air Force Special Operations Command ⓘ surface form: Air Force Combat Controllers Navy SEALs ⓘ Task Force Ranger ⓘ
location	Mogadishu ⓘ Somalia ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ surface form: United States Special Operations Command
notableEvent	downing of two Black Hawk helicopters ⓘ urban combat in Mogadishu ⓘ
objective	capture key lieutenants of Mohamed Farrah Aidid ⓘ
opponent	Somali National Alliance ⓘ militia loyal to Mohamed Farrah Aidid ⓘ
partOf	Somali Civil War ⓘ Somalia peacekeeping operations ⓘ surface form: U.S. intervention in Somalia
precededBy	UNOSOM II ⓘ
result	strategic failure for United States ⓘ tactical objectives partially achieved ⓘ
startTime	1993-08-22 ⓘ
theater	urban warfare ⓘ
uses	AH-6 Little Bird ⓘ Delta Force ⓘ surface form: Delta Force operators Humvee ⓘ MH-60 Black Hawk ⓘ Rangers ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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United States Army Rangers → notableEngagement → Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment → notableOperation → Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ

Rangers → notableConflict → Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ

Night Stalkers → conflictParticipatedIn → Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ

160th SOAR → conflictParticipation → Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ

Battle of Mogadishu → operationName → Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ

Battle of Mogadishu → partOf → Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ

Task Force Ranger → conflict → Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ

1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta → notableOperation → Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ

75th Ranger Regiment → engagement → Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ

CAG → notableOperation → Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ

1st SFOD-D → notableOperation → Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ

SOAR → notableOperation → Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ

AH-6J → conflict → Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ