Sergeant Kenneth Thomas remembers the moment the Black Hawk Down incident in Mogadishu began to feel like a movie script. It was October 3, 1993, and after a raid on a warlord’s hideout in downtown ...

Ridley Scott’s 2001 war film Black Hawk Down divided critics when it was first released in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. The gritty action movie, which features a star-studded cast including Josh ...

In 1993, a military operation was conducted in Mogadishu, Somalia with the goal of capturing two lieutenants of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Known as Operation Gothic Serpent, it became a rescue ...

Netflix's Surviving Black Hawk Down documentary series is giving an all-new look at the Battle of Mogadishu, and here are how ...

The true story that inspired 'Black Hawk Down' is revisited in the Netflix docuseries 'Surviving Black Hawk Down' Netflix© 2025 The 2001 war film Black Hawk Down brought the deadly events of 1993’s ...

Black Hawk Down boasted one of the most impressive casts of the early 2000s. Here's what the actors have all been up to since ...

When two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down in Somalia in 1993, US forces quickly found themselves in a brutal fight for survival.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down brought the Battle of Mogadishu ...

Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning 2002 movie Black Hawk Down famously portrayed the story of the Battle of Mogadishu, when Black Hawk helicopters were shot down by Somali forces in 1993. But the film was ...