Battle of Mogadishu
How did the Battle of Mogadishu spiral out of control?
4.2 (20)
70 mins
Explore how the Battle of Mogadishu escalated from a targeted mission into a prolonged urban conflict after U.S. helicopters were shot down. Uncover how intense street fighting and coordination challenges led to heavy casualties, making it one of the most intense modern combat engagements.
Ep 1:
Thirty Minutes That Became Seventeen Hours
What began as a routine thirty-minute raid to capture a warlord's lieutenants spirals into chaos as a Ranger falls sixty feet and Mogadishu erupts into gunfire.
Ep 2:
Black Hawk Down: The First Fall
A Black Hawk is torn from the sky, a lost convoy fights through ambush after ambush, and two Delta snipers make a fateful choice to save a downed pilot.
Ep 3:
The Longest Night in Mogadishu
Trapped through the night with no water, ammo, or night vision, surrounded soldiers cling to survival as a daring aerial resupply and armored convoy race to reach them.
Ep 4:
The Mogadishu Mile and Its Cost
Wounded men run for their lives through Mogadishu's streets as rescue finally arrives, revealing a staggering toll of sacrifice, loss, and brotherhood forged in fire.
Discussions (5)
Bradyn
Level 3 · 4 mo agoThe whole mission was a Vince Foster distraction?
Doug
Level 5 · 4 mo agoNGL Simona really dropped us into a 1993 warzone like it was nothing. "Thirty minutes in and out" LMAO yeah right. The leaders denying them tanks over optics is a total dumpster fire 😅
Darren
Level 2 · 4 mo agoA thirty minute job turning into seventeen hours of hell is the absolute peak of management stupidity.
