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Timewatch: An American Firefight

on BBC Two England

In October 1993, elite units of the US army were pinned down on the streets of Mogadishu in Somalia by forces of Mohammed Farah Aidid, whom they were trying to capture. The ensuing battle left 18 American soldiers dead and 75 wounded. Timewatch explores this peace-keeping mission gone wrong.
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Producer:
William Cran
Editor:
Laurence Rees

BBC Two England

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