Second US air strike in Somalia

Title

Second US air strike in Somalia

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

13 Jun 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:15

Description

Report on US forces launching a second strike against warlord General Mohammed Farah Aidid in Somalia following the death of 23 Pakistani peacekeepers. Reports are that the strike was highly successful. Speakers are aid worker Steven(?) Rifkind(?); television reporter Tom Clancy; US President, Bill Clinton; US Secretary of State, Warren Christopher. Oni Bhattacharya reports.

Contributors

Bill Clinton; Warren Christopher; Oni Bhattacharya; Tom Clancy; Steven(?) Rifkind(?)

Keywords

USA; Deaths; UN; Peacekeeping; Air force; Army; Somalia; Civil war (concept); Bill Clinton; Mohamed Farrah Aidid

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