Throughout Surviving Black Hawk Down, a figure known as Mohamed Farrah Aidid is referenced several times, with his life and role in the Somali Civil War being touched on. Interviewees mention that ...

Mohamed Farrah Aidid was one of Somalia's most dangerous and aggressive warlords. He was instrumental in the overthrow of communist dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. After the ouster of Barre ...

The thrust of Oakley’s message was that America is no longer prepared to fight fugitive warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid and that Somalis opposed to him must now refocus their efforts on achieving ...

Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid demanded Monday an immediate end to the United Nations operation in Somalia and withdrawal of all foreign forces. In his first public statement since arriving ...

The story of the Italians who fought their way out of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's complex ambush in July 1993 is one of incredible bravery and perseverance. "Black Hawk Down," both the book and ...

With its assault on Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, the UN has taken a big step toward filling its new and uncomfortable role of world policeman. The UN operation in Somalia (UNOSOM-II ...

The United Nations has ordered the arrest of Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid without having any plan to deal with the legal questions of how or where he would be tried. "I've asked around and ...

As Somalis struggle to interpret the implications of America’s peace offer to fugitive warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, demand for the once-ubiquitous automatic weapons has soared as those who had ...

U.S. forces, attempting to bring down Somali National Alliance (SNA) Leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid, embarked on a mission in the capital city of Mogadishu to capture some of Aidid’s top aides.

However, warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid and his Somalia National Alliance (SNA) militia attacked peacekeeping forces, disrupting the supply chain and killing troops. "An estimated 80 percent of the ...