forces in Mogadishu raided the Abdi House in search of Aidid, killing many elders and prominent members of Aidid's clan, the Habr Gidr. UNOSOM II blamed SNA leader Mohammed Farah Aidid and launched a manhunt. peacekeepers suffered their deadliest day in decades when the Pakistani contingent was attacked while inspecting an SNA weapons-storage site. The United Nations had initially sent troops to alleviate starvation in the south of the country, but then began trying to establish democracy and restore a central government.
The battle was part of the two-year-old Somali Civil War. It was fought on 3–4 October 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia, between forces of the United States-supported by UNOSOM II-against the forces of the Somali National Alliance (SNA) and armed irregular citizens of south Mogadishu.
The Battle of Mogadishu ( Somali: Maalintii Rangers, lit.'Day of the Rangers'), also known as the Black Hawk Down incident, was part of Operation Gothic Serpent.
