Bush ordered the military to join the UN in a joint operation known as Operation Restore Hope, with the primary mission of restoring order in Somalia. Main articles: 1992 famine in Somalia and United Nations Operation in Somalia I At the time, the Battle of Mogadishu was the most intense, bloodiest single firefight involving US troops since Vietnam. The repercussions of this encounter substantially influenced American foreign policy, culminating in the discontinuation of the UNOSOM II by March 1995. This was followed by the withdrawal of TF Ranger later in October 1993, and then the complete exit of American troops in early 1994. The intensity of the battle prompted the effective termination of the operation on 6 October 1993. The Malaysian, Pakistani, and conventional US Army troops under UNOSOM II which aided in TF Ranger's extraction suffered losses as well, though not as heavy. The battle was extremely bloody and the task force inflicted significant casualties on Somali militia forces, while suffering heavy losses themselves. The mission ultimately culminated in what became known as the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu.
On 3 October 1993, the task force executed a mission to capture two of Aidid's lieutenants. The operation took place from August to October 1993 and was led by US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). The primary objective of the operation was to capture Mohamed Farrah Aidid, leader of the Somali National Alliance who was wanted by the UNOSOM II in response to his attacks against United Nations troops.
Intervention in the Somali Civil War was a military operation conducted in Mogadishu, Somalia, by an American force code-named Task Force Ranger during the Somali Civil War in 1993.
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