Prelude to Black Hawk Down: Raw Footage Documentary on Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
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- On 3 October 1993, US special forces became embroiled in a disastrous battle in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. Three UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were brought down in the city using rocket propelled grenades. The US launched a huge rescue mission for the survivors, but encountered heavy resistence. Known as the Battle of Mogadishu, the conflict was dramatised in Ridley Scott’s 2001 war film, Black Hawk Down.
Using newly-restored footage filmed by ITN’s camera crew stationed in Somalia at the time, ITN Archive presents a special documentary chronicling the events leading up to the battle. Drawing on dramatic footage and key witness interviews recorded between 1992 and 1993, this film tells the story of how the United Nations’ humanitarian mission in Somalia became overtaken by a controversial military campaign, and how popular support for the UN in the country became steadily replaced by widespread hostility towards the US-led military presence.
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Incredible rare footage. Thank you so much for putting it up. Let's not forget this.
Trump probaply would say SHTHLE cantry
Man, I was there, I can’t believe it’s fixing to be 30 years, time flies
Random question , what are your general thoughts on Somalia’s current sate , having been deployed there ??
@BobMuffin-dt8jp *State
@@BobMuffin-dt8jpGood question
Me too, brother. Sword Base from May to Sep 93.
I was deployed to ISAF in 07 and 09 , I still feel positively ancient now..lol
Thanks you for posting this. I was conducting humanitarian action in Somalia at the time. This is valuable historic footage
Wow this is rare, hope YT doesn't take it down. Good job man
Download it. There are so many videos that were taken down especially pre 2010
Fun fact, Mohamed Farrah Aidid's son Hussein Aidid was a US Marine between 1988 to 1995 and actually was deployed to Somalia as part of Operation Restore Hope as an interpreter. The guy you saw on 16:59 interpreting the colonel is Mohamed Farrah Aidid's son....
That is a fucking crazy ass Fun Fact!
Wild that after looking him up, he returned to Somalia after his service to succeed his father
@@Pantone268Plus Yeah, he actually took over his father position after he returned to Somalia.
Kind of want to know what was he thinking when that battle happened? He was never interviewed (as far as I know) on his time in Somalia.
That is NOT him...just google him and compare faces. Doesn't sound like him either. The only similarity I can possibly seen is skin tone?
@buurarchives that's him, it's well documented he is the ONLY marine translating for the colonel for the Marine
Thank you for uploading. Moment has passed but the memories remain
Parts of the video are 10th Mountain Division US Army soldiers not US Marines!
My friend was in C co 1/87 10th Mountain, they went to the first wreck Courage 53 a week before BHD. They didn't get any medals while rangers they rescued got their medals upgraded. Forgotten Bastards of BHD 🇺🇲
@@johngillespie3409 They're not forgotten, My brother was in the 75th and talks about the role the 10th played in BHD and believe me there is much respect for the !0th and what they did over there from the guys it matters to.
@@scottcampbell7249 tell your brother thank you. Jeff Struecker brought a painting as a thank you and is always mentioning their help. SF Medic Ricord built a memorial Harley and had the task force sign it, starting with my friend's platoon. Army Times has a few new articles from Nov about the both instances and they are crazy the amount of fighting they did. Taking out the roadblocks to get to them. The motorcycle is at the 10th Mountain museum so they have to remember 🤣 I was in 7th ID lightfighter and it was shut down and I didn't go anywhere. I got an honorable, my friend got an OTH and gets no benefits while I do. Crazy thanks 🇺🇲 Lightfighter
Irrelevant, it's Americans destroying and dividing. Always.
Aidid interview is the most measured and level headed of any politician.
He was certainly weighing every word he spoke.
A warlord trying to represent on behalf of all Somalis is a sad history when he contributed to the destruction and caused suffering of the people. Somalis went from warlord to extremism.
Level headed for the camera; on the field he was really a ruthless dictator causing destruction in Somalia. Thankfully now he is gone and Somalia returns to normal life, the armed forces of Somalia is also back & now being trained by Turkiye.
Posing for the camera yes the man looks well spoken but behind the scene, he was one of the reason why Somalia was chaotic & needed UN intervention.
Anyone with half a brain can do well on an interview.
WOW AMAZING FOOTAGE
Amazing footage. Love to Somalia from Sweden !
I bet Somalia is the exact same way today.
Yeah the US has a bad track record when it comes to "stabilizing" countries. They excell at destabilizing them however.
Maybe it's just the people,the Somali majority areas in America aren't exactly known as crime free safe zones. Sure there are fine one but overall they just seem to want to live law abiding productive lives. Minnesota has more people leave America to join foreign terror groups than any other state.
Maybe it's just the people,the Somali majority areas in America aren't exactly known as crime free safe zones. Sure there are fine one but overall they just seem to want to live law abiding productive lives. Minnesota has more people leave America to join foreign terror groups than any other state.
@@HPCAT88
Can't stabilize nations who have a population that's not very peaceful, civilized and are always prone to violence and leaders who are incompetent, corrupt and are completely incapable of having what it takes to run a country properly.
If many of these failed nations had even a mostly peaceful population that was willing to work hard and leaders that had some humility and were willing to learn from people that were smarter than them that would be a solid foundation to build upon, but far too many countries have neither and then end up becoming crapholes that can't really ever be saved outside of a miracle happening.
Great footage; I don't think I have ever seen any of this.
It’s British news footage.
Shakes fist at circling Blackhawk. Checks camera is still rolling, shakes fists again. Earlier showing set up shots by the media with locals. Thank you for reminding me why I don't care.
Too bad they missed Omar and her brother...
Hey that first guy was josh hartnik he was in the movie too!
Taking away a village's guns didn't make it safer. It made them victims.
Pretty much sums up what happens in New York, Chicago, LA
@@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 Completely, completely incomparable circumstances.
@@ThePhillkillv2 very comparable, you take away people’s ability to defend themselves and they become victims
@@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606no point talking reason with gun grabbers
24:50 turks doing turk things... little hypocrites.
Same thing happened in Afghanistan under estimated the opposite side I tell my kids all 12 of them do not ever and I don't say this lightly do not ever underestimate when in a life or death situation you fight with all you have and do not stop until the threat is no more I pray to god it never comes to that but the way the world is today again I will never underestimate
Ending footage shows UN soldier with one hand waving and one hand on the gun. That sums up politics...
"Take those sunglasses off your head soldier. If Delta wants to wear Oakleys, that's their business. I don't want to see them on you again. Hooaa?"
Capt. Steele ~
One of the few rare movies that are equally as good as the book. RLTW
Steele's character was *based.*
_"I didn't see you in church on Sunday, soldier. You got something better to do?"_
"This is your safety, well this is my boot son and it will fit up your ass with the proper amount of force!" - sgt. Dominick Pilla RIP
They’re trying to stop the radio
Somalia 🇸🇴 was a waste of AMERICAN RESOURCES and AMERICAN soldier's lost their lives. President Bill Clinton's disaster. What a shame.
Never under estimate the US's ability to fzck things up.
I believe you meant UN. That was entirely a UN op. The military part of it was US led during Restore Hope (and that mission was a success). Continue Hope was under the command of a Turkish General, Bier (sp?) as I recall. That’s when BHD happened.
@@garywillford what are you talking about? It was US OP, not UN OP. UN had to go in to rescue the surrounded US.
@@khalifazarulizwan5196 That MISSION was, but Task Force Ranger was there as part of Operation Continue Hope which was a UN Op led by General Bier, a Turkish general. And the UN forces HELPED extract US forces. 10th Mountain Division went in there as well. Of course, it wouldn’t have been necessary had Clinton not denied the armor and Specter gunship requests, but that’s a different thing.
Oct0ber 2nd in the year 2o23
stay home boys
This has a distinct South African border war feel to it
Amazing bravery.
What kind of Toyota truck is that the UN are using?
Land Cruiser
depends which UN truck you are talking about. Could be KZJ Land Cruiser or Toyota Hilux
Yea that’s a sweet truck.
UN: stands for Useless Notion
what a mess that was. Good to see the raw footage, record of what happened, just scenes and not analysts talking about some agenda.
this doesn't look like early 90s video quality, more like early/mid 2000s am i wrong?
its ITV News so even though it was 90s it was actually a good TV grade camera and this footage would have been archived and stored correctly.
totally
yes you are wrong
Should have never been there to begin with.
The problem is the west has a savior complex where they believe they can help people and fix nations when more often than not they're beyond help and that we should just let them live how they want to live and DO NOT bring them into your own countries in any large numbers.
The South African knows..from experience in his own country.
He knows.
Plenty of Somalians living in the USA and doing very well . They the lucky ones
Served under many commanders. Steele was the most bad ass, idgaf, no holds , from the front commander i ever had the pleasure to serve with. Rakkasan!!
Can you see the difference between the real Adid and the Hollywood and US defence collaborated Back Hawk Down Adid.
I just love how we protect others' borders and people but our own. 17 million and counting, what could go wrong??
30:54 some US soldier wrote on the Humvee "Pray for War"
I dont think you appriciate how mindnumbingly boring these deployments can be.
@@Ulyssestnt You're right. I don't. Never been to a war and don't want to. Just wonder why someone would pray for war.
@@Atitlan1222 call it gallows humour:)
@@Ulyssestnt got it.
Pretty sure that’s an old quote taken out of context 99% of the time
92/ 93, so long ago now.
I don't remember all the names of the checkpoints, but we had Pacman, and maybe Mario? Or was Mario the road, can't remember it all now.
No josh hartnett?Im not watching this,too real for me 😁
Around 24:35 mark "were you able to get the food to these people before the military came in?" Response.. "...no.."
never ever send UN 'forces' to such areas.
What do you mean? They've been everywhere
Disregard...read your comment incorrectly
When he's talking to the guy in the car at the beginning he is now an actor in Hollywood movies fun factoid.
12:40 if you treat the elders like cattle they will all act like cattle. Imagine if you were a warlord, important to you area and were packed like sardines? What would you be thinking ?
Don't be a warlord then.....?
@@ptrekboxbreaks5198 If you treat your mob boss like cattle....
Same issues in Haiti - if any one goes in and does not act like true warriors then they will lose!
The United Nations force has a dirty habit of assisting terrorists against the USA. Figure that one out.
he really used a turn signal
lol I was thinking the exact same thing. Dudes following road laws when there isn’t even a road.
Believe who you want, today's journalists don't have the freedom they did then
31:30 bro was not happy staying there. He definitely did not want to be so exposed for that length of time. 🙏🏻
An elegant weapon for a more civilized age:P
I was watching it happen
I later rejoined my guard unit in possibly deploying
We didn’t until months after 911
After Somalia and how the US tucked their tail and ran instead of defending the servicemen who lost their lives there made me NEVER want to sign up for duty. I was disgusted by the outcry to pull out the troops rather than go finish what was started. Those boys all died in vain.... for nothing!! Just like Vietnam and Afghanistan only this wouldve been a war we couldve won with relative ease
The last war that was worth fighting for was ww2. Vietnam up until 2001 was a waste. The 9/11 attacks are tricky and as time goes on, the evidence is starting to look like some very wealthy elites wanted to invade afghanistan and iraq for monetary gain. Not for freedom, we were fed all these years.
2:12 gluten is a problem everywhere now
28:31
Fun fact adids son was a US marine. And during Muhammad farah adids interview you can literally hear choppers flying over while hes the most wanted man in somalia😂😂
Everyone of the guys looks like the main pirate from Captain Phillips.
Some pretty softball media questions for this guy considering that the UN showed up to distribute food and aid (paid for by non-Somali's of course) and transitioned into essentially attack victims of the "Somali people". The media should have pushed for some answers about that.
Took their weapons, to make them "safer". That works every time. 😂😂😂
I did not get my KFC coupon from the helicopter drop.
Best wel zielig, hebben ze geen wapens om zich te verdedigen... Help die mensen...TAMMO THE NEED AMMO...
28:30 this is actual psyops for you:dropping leaflets etc.
Not controlling your mind covertly.
🇸🇴 🤝 🇺🇸
no, usa hates somalia with passion
Some tribal leaders are family and come together daily if not weekly. Here they are supposed to be distant and lacking what?
I wish our gov't would quit getting us involved in other countries bullshit.
Well there are weapons defense companies that get paid by our tax dollars and they are more influential than us taxpayers We are nothing but an ATM machine for the government and their friends
This was a humanitarian mission. I agree we need to stop being the world police but this wasn’t meant to escalate into a conflict.
People said the same ignorant things in the late 1930s/early '40s when that Hitler fellow was running wild annexing and invading countries in Europe: "It's not an American problem, that's a European problem. We shouldn't send American boys to die in European Wars." You history and political science experts want to tell me how that turned out again?
You people think we can just sit back and watch countries, including our allies that we have strong economic and cultural ties with, be endangered or even overrun by either hostile nations or terrorist factions? Are we supposed to sit back and say "boy, it sure sucks they were overrun by that neighboring tyrannical dictator, but it's not our problem. Too bad about all those people being executed, murdered and starved to death. Starbucks, anyone?"
You people really think we can isolate ourselves behind two oceans while the world rips itself apart? Didn't work 80 years ago, sure as hell won't work now.
Domestic and international issues can be handled at the same time, but not by the career do- nothing politicians in both political parties currently infesting Washington now--and especially not with that mumbling, self-soiling, imbecile of a president we have sitting in the white house.
A humanitarian mission is basic human decency. How selfish can you be?
Remind me again why legal right we had to send sons and daughters of America to die in Somalia ?
So they dont go to chicago or detroit, now its too late
@@mikkodoria4778 hahahaha yup, that plan imploded spectacularly.
Gaddafi is laughing in his grave at us all.
He tried to warn us about our “elite”
Americans aren't war mongers, the politicians and Defense Contractors love to invade 3rd world countries on false pretentious. The Citizens are lied to and by design there only doing what they think is right.
The UN backed this one which is more than can be said for Iraq.
LOL. I'm not an American or westerners. But Somalia was UN's priority problem, especially after the Rwanda civil war & genocide which shocked the world. Are you saying that no country should not stop violences in Somalia? Today Somali piracy is still a problem but back then in the 1990s it was uncontrollable!
*TODO LO QUE TOCA USA LO HACE PEDAZOS*
That Colonel Bedard looks and sounds like a clown!
why were the Pakistanis in Somalia?
Agusta-Bell AB-205 Esercito Italiano (Italian Army) drop leaflets.
E.I. on tail number,no US.
"They have other intrest" true true
I know it doesnt matter , and its not a biggy folks and i could be wrong , however in or around 28 : 32 on ward ... 28:35 , it mentioned U.S Helicopters began dropping leaflets, again maybe 🤔🧐 im wrong but the Hughie Hellicopter had an Australian Air force Insignia on its side ... Well could be wrong , i thought 💭 i could vagley make out like a tiny red Kangaroo 🦘 and white with litle blue 🔵 ring , Perhaps some one out there reading may be aible to say ye , it actually was an Australian contingent that played a roll in Dumping leaflets out , Any Boddy or any Aussies out there can back me up or shut me down 😊...
Actually im gna pause it and see if i can see that any clearer
My recollection is that they were Italian not Aussie. In fact, I still have a couple of the leaflets because they flew right over Sword Base and dropped a bunch of them on us. I remember my soldiers joking that if they turned in their weapons to the UN, would the Army let them go home because that’s what the leaflets seemed to say.
@@garywillford Supper thanks Gary , Do you recoll seeing any Irish peace keepers ?.. Sword Base " what nationality?,
@@jimkeddy7905 Americans on Sword, and sorry I do not recall seeing any Irish.
@@garywillford , AHH ye sword was the big hangers... Well the Irish ☘️ I think far as I know had a Transport company strength, operating some place outside MOG , so probably wouldn't have operated in your A.O , there was a Contingent of Rangers Attached, perhaps platoon max/ min , acting as escorts for Resupply Convoys traveling to the Docks , and as a. Q R F , man I'm just thinking 🤔 , 💭 if Irish Rangers, were Mobilised to asist when your Black hawk Helicopters were attacked. They surely would have shown to be a asit on the day , and days of the Mission. They truly must have been long long tiresome Days none stop Going the whole time .
@@garywillford .
Then the U.S Army comes along and FUCKS IT ALL UP! Lol
Mission Accomplish !
From this event they learned it hard way not to underestimate any mission, ever. Better safe than sorry.
UN fucked it
@@Etendard1708 YES! Lessons learned, all the way at the top / Delta Level!! I cant believe more Soldiers didnt get K.I..A. If it wasn't for UH-1 Littlebirds and their Gau Miniguns...they'd all of been overrun!
The Army got caught being lazy.
That is absolutely ridiculous. The “Army” requested armor and continued air support. Les Aspen, then SecDef, DENIED both requests. They sent no armor and actually took the AC-130s off station that had been there before October 3rd. If anyone screwed it up it was the Clinton administration.
Mohamed Farrah Aidid plays the victim card
Team America
these peope are not compatible with the moral christ west
US could have done way better, but they would have had to be a lot more - lets say brutal and acted more like the IDF and it would not been looked upon as good by the world but thats why the US has really not gotten much accomplished with wars in last couple decades etc...
Footage ok, but they should have a full narration - telling us who is talking to whom, etc. Orientation - just what was missing at the time!!
😂😂😂 Americans are so hilarious
Proper propaganda 🤣
Bill Clinton's Debacle.
Everything was OK until the US Army showed up lol. Then all hell broke loose.
if “everything was OK”, then there would be no need to introduce a contingent of peacekeepers into Somalia at all
Right on - especially when they did not act like true warriors and kick every ones butt and played pushy
@@Krispy1011 I understand that you are talking about the Americans? However, my comment concerned the fact that, firstly, the Somalis themselves destroyed their state, and the rest is a consequence
80iq take
22:30 how Ironic, the helicopter bringing food flies over their field and destroys some of the crops.
not to the amount of what is brought ofc, but still ironic.
Yep, there's always something to complain about.
Thanks that there is, what else is there to talk about
who's complaining?
The US tax payers on the hook for this BS ,
You lost
Yep still skinny still starving my friend was there he's fat and alive 🤣🇺🇲💪
@@johngillespie3409 not funny, man
Incorrect, mission accomplished, we got the two lieutenants we were going for.🇺🇲💪
@@ferdianarkasatya4027 yep shouldn't gank food and del ete 25 Pakistanis🇺🇲💪
@@johngillespie3409just don't mind him
Once again Ameri-cants humbled by the poor people in the flip flops! They always did have very very expensive, second rate army 😎
If there were no rules, us military could wipe out most of these countries in the world. Don't be very niave in thinking they couldn't. They always lose because of humanitarian issues. You just can't level cities with women and children in them. No doubt america could.
Savages
Sad that Malaysian battalion was not Somalian enemy but USA use them to Save USA army. Even Jeneral Aidid don't let the rebel to touch Malbatt because of same Muslim brother
I guess the 25 pakis part of the UN mission weren't muslim brothers, eh? It was their murder that activated the US forces' aggression.
I'm a muslim but masha Allah had the UN not policing the Somalia, Somalia's piracy problem would have been even worse. Even muslim could cause harms to other muslims. Look at how the Kurds treated horribly by the Turkish govt.
I believe the Malaysian soldiers fought to save the the Rangers and Delta Forces. If I'm not mistaken, 2 of them died. Aideed did not do any such thing you're claiming
"Muslim brother". Bah. Yet look at Iraq invading Kuwait in 1990 & gassing the Kurds before in 1988 in Halabja. Look now Turkish govt suppressed the Kurds & Pakistani govt persecuted the Kalash people.
Explain the murder of 25 Pakistani peacekeepers by the SNA. That's what led to the UN calling for Aidid's arrest.
A whole lot of teeth and foreheads .
Why is it the US always loses to flip flop wearers? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😁😁😁😁😁
What did the Somalians win ?
But can I just ask…what right did the US have to be in Somalia in the first place? They obviously don’t want US soldiers in their country!! Somalia had never once invaded the United States, so what right did the US have to send soldiers there???
They usually say "to protect our interests" , which is a catchall phrase that pretty much means "because we feel like it".
Somalia wanted and asked for help from the International Community because there were certain radicalized groups that were trying to take over and we're killing and pillaging and the Somali government and Military couldn't handle it their self we don't just go into a country with our military for no reason Somalia doesn't have anything we want they are a very poor country and only thing they want is peace and stability of economy and food but like most of these countries there are radicalized groups out there that don't care and will take what they want through Force even if it's killing the citizens of the country that they're living in and to this day they still have these issues with these groups whether it's religious persecution or just greed of taking over these groups are still there
@@brianv1988 : the groups are STILL there because that is what the Somali people have chosen!! The US has absolutely no right to go into someone else’s country and start shooting it up….especially since Somalia had never once invaded the United States!!! The US had a CHOICE to be there or not! It CHOSE to send soldiers to another country… regardless of whether the previous Government of Siad Barre asked them to go there!!! Siad Barre was a Marxist dictator: which election did he win to be able to speak for Somalians??? None! Why can’t the US worry about the US?
@@miel1074I can tell you don't like the US and you don't know the real reason why we were there you only know your version so there's no point in giving you information that is easily obtained by research there is a reason why Somalia is still having these problems and one of the poorest countries in the region it's because you got these groups that are trying to use Force to control the population it's just like any other radicals terrorist group or War lording groups they steal from the population without giving anything back they only care about making themselves richer and staying in control while there population is starving
@@brianv1988 nah. US didn't give a fcuk. It was only after massive public pressure that they sent some forces to "protect" UN Aid, but gave up, then sent SF to try to kill or capture Aideed.
Got their asses kicked, as usual, and the brave Malaysian soldiers of the UN Forces rescued them.
Kudos to the Somalis for whooping the Yankees.
Pour se venger ils ont créé l'instabilité dans ce pays . jusqu'à aujourd'hui
Yeah including whooping their own. Farah Aidid was killed by fellow warlord Osman Ali Atto. LOLz.
Aw someone still salty the “Yanks” had to save them in two world wars
What a waste of time effort resources lives and American Tax dollars
Shows you how much intervention and chaos the west has caused in that part of the world and much of Africa in the last century 👍😮 History will repeat itself tho. Europe will feel the impact 🎉
Immigrants
@@dalisobanda5575 history will repeat itself, clock is ticking……
@@Dontjudge103 Tick Tock. Tick Tock
What. Somalia's conflict was caused by Somalis themselves. Warlordism & clanism.
ROFLMAO! Next you're going to claim that they are a seafaring people who relied on fishing to feed themselves, lol! You are too young to remember history and too lazy to read it. There has never been peace in that land and there never will be. It has nothing to do with Western influence.