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.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military operation → military operation → special operations mission →
alsoKnownAs	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 →
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 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 → 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 → 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 operators → Humvee → MH-60 Black Hawk → Rangers →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Night Stalkers →	conflictParticipatedIn
160th SOAR →	conflictParticipation
Rangers →	notableConflict
United States Army Rangers →	notableEngagement
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment →	notableOperation