I teach my kids, never engage an enemy that has nothing to lose

My dad was among the UN peacekeepers contingent in Somalia. It is good to see him retired and still strong. Thank you all for your service and sacrifice ❤. Love from Nigeria 🇳🇬

As a person that lives in Africa something always amazes me. Like here and other spots in the world one often sees so much suffering,, poverty, run down and destroyed infrastructure, starvation etc. But somehow there is ALWAYS never a shortage of weapons and ammunition. Odd....

You can't have rules of engagement against a foe that has no rules of engagement.

It’s unbelievable that this event will be 30 years old in 2 months.

8:33 , “we’re americans it isn’t supposed to go like that” never underestimate people that don’t fear dying

Now a lot those Somalis who fought the Americans are in Dearborn, Michigan in government housing., while many of the American Veterans are sleeping on the streets.

"They didn't have good intelligence." Most deadly mistake in war. The failure makes sense now.

I LOVED the closing comments about whether or not they died in vein. That's an excellent way to put it!

It's a shame for a big country like America to admit that they were saved by the Malaysian army just tell the real story what really happened in bakara as Malaysians we just want the sacrifices of our soldiers who were killed and injured in the rescue mission of the American soldier in Somalia to be honored and respect instead of being denied their sacrifices for decades like it never happened

pity the soldiers....hell to the politicians

While this was happening in 1993, I didn't realize how young these guys were. I was still a teenager, so they seemed so much older. But watching it now, they are so young. My son's age. I didn't even consider how their moms must have felt watching this play out on TV.

Thanks You very Moch brother, GOD Bless You and all other brother in combate 🤛

RIP we can never appreciate the veterans that sacrificed themselves for our freedom enough God bless America 🇺🇸🇺🇸❤

You bring up a good point. And in Iraq and afghanistan we saw it a few times. Its sad, but people have a saturation point no matter the experience and training. You'll see this in fights occasionally also. Its not a cowardice or anything like that for the medical and guys in the first. They'll freeze, I likened to a cpu if you tried opening everything at once. Youll get that working on it icon in the screen. After a bit of time itll get everything open, but until that clicking or typing doesn't respond. As a medic for so long you probably know how much this fight changed a lot of stuff, but a ton of medical. This got us more medical training across our whole military. But things like cat tourniquets, combat gauze or hemostatic bandages, and the IFAK trauma kits everyone has. This gear helped establish that golden hour, theres a lot more to it, but with the guys fighting now much better trained and equipped to stabilize casualties to get them to a field hospital. In the beginning We sent guys out from our teams that had injuries that were not survivable in our eyes. Missing multiple limbs or arterial lacerations we'd all make sure to say goodbye to them. The first time we saw one that bad live it was stunning, as things progressed it was not uncommon see this. But I still remember vividly that first time we saw our buddy alive. I still tear up thinking about it 😊

Vietnam, Somalia, Afghanastan... and the politicians still don't learn and keep wasting young American lives.

Rule #1 Never underestimate your enemy

As a Marine and American, gentlemen .......thank you. thank you... thank you..

Untold story Malaysia army rescue American soldiers in Mogadishu but not in black hawk down

I personally worked with a US Soldier who knew these operatives of Blackhawk Down. He cannot help but sob retelling this engagement.

When I heard that there was a film coming out regarding this, I went & bought the book on which the film was based. It was a great read & I honestly didn't know if it would transfer to film but Ridley Scott did an excellent job. Upon release of the film I went to see the premier in Manchester, England. The film was great but what shocked me most was the fact that when the helicopters were shot down there was a loud cheer at the back of the cinema! At the end of the film when the lights came on I looked back & saw a large group of Somali men!!

Watch movie: MALBAT MISI BAKARA - Untold story. Malaysian Battalion 🇲🇾🐯

I love you guys. You always be heroes in my book

Thank you for the 19th Malaysian Regimen Army who fought in a mission to save the Americans Army who trapped in Bakara. In this War,hundred thousands of Somalians died of starvation. Very heartbreaking to see the innocents dying like that

Thanks for your service. RIP to those that had passed away.

I was a medic with the British Forces for 25 years, and something resonated with me listening to this towards the end. One interviewee (the colonel) the enemy realised if they could defeat the technology, the American will could be broken, then you have a chance. I saw this for myself in afghanistan. One particular incident at the hospital after a roadside bomb lit up a patrol convoy. Horrific injuries, multiples of such. One American soldier was essentially just a torso, no legs, arms. The helicopters landed at the hospital and the american medical team who was on shift...its difficult to describe but they just couldnt function for the grief! They had to be relieved and the British team who had just gone to bed after their shift was stood back up to deal with the incident. I found this incident a profound realisation. Many times that same team had dealt with horrific injurys to afghan and allied forces out there during that tour, but when it was their people, they became non functional, catatonic, unable to process. We spoke of this for months after amongst ourselves, bringing it up with the Americans would mean a very angry exchange soon after. The American commander of the mission was a Colonel Heller if my memory serves, he went home in the days after the incident, i suppose he had some questions to answer for his superiors, and for himself. Such a deflating realisation, for many of us fighting to save lives alongside that team after this.

Such violence and unending fighting minute by minute. God Bless You guys

Salute 2 those US ranger warriors. Great soldiers, plenty of heart and backbone. Not forgetting delta either. From a former British soldier.

What I remember most disturbing is that Clinton refused the military’s request to use Bradley fighting vehicles in the rescue.

Let me tell y’all something kids! All of y’all that are planning to one day serve your country. The man next to you is a great guy and he would die to save you in a heart beat. But the idiots running the show, right above your rank, they went to college and are super afraid to make any decisions because they care more about their careers after the military than they do the kids they’re supposed to be leading. The military is 100% ran by these idiots, do not join, it is nothing like you imagine. The bravest of the brave are always being told what to do by a bunch of cowards. And that’s why I got out as fast as I could, it doesn’t take a genius to figure that out.

Half-true story. Malaysian troops from 19th Mechanized Royal Malay Regiment were asked to loaned their armored vehicles (West German-made Condor APC) to the Americans but they did not know how to operate the vehicle since the Humvee were too lightly-armored. Despite having a battle tank, the Pakistanis refused to go forward since they lacking the NVG's, so the Malaysians continuing the rescue mission, costing the live of one soldier and 9 others injured during seven hours continuos battle with insurgents.

Next to watching this documentary i highly recommend Tom Satterly telling his experience of the Mogadishu debacle for the last time on the Shawn Ryan podcast!👌🙏

Nothing has changed. Somalia is still violent and people starving every day. Bush didn't do anything out of true compassion. Who knows what the true motivation was. Look at what was done to Iraq. Those people still suffering from the destruction of their country. Power outages, no air conditioning and it's 128 degrees. They injure and kill more people than those helped. Politics and power is rampant..... God's judgement will be justice for the innocent. Thanks for sharing your video. 🙏👌

I am a retired police officer from Berlin-Germany and have also experienced what it is like when people try to intervene in an operation who have no idea whatsoever. But this had reached a level that was incredibly, simply incredibly stupid and inconsiderate towards the soldiers. The strongest army in the world had to rely on the help of others because it had been deprived of all opportunities to use force at a certain moment. The forces deployed were simply allowed to die. What would have happened if the support of tanks and transport vehicles from others had not been provided? Many more wooden crosses should have been erected. The original recordings are almost unbearable today, just as they were back then. My only thought was how are the boys going to get out of there and are they even going to get out? An operation never ends the way it was actually planned, you had the feeling that there was no plan B, rather quick in quick out, it always works that way. The result is known. Great respect for the boys and never let yourself get burned like that again. You people are not chess pieces that can be replaced at will.

Born in Mogadishu in 1992 still have the crazy image in my mind

That was heartbreaking. God bless those brave young men that had the courage to go in there and do thier job

Can’t get enough of war history

Malaysia ...im so proud...unknow heroes

I was there a couple months after this incident. Seabee battalion out of Gulfport, Mississippi

My infant son had just passed when this happened, so i didnt pay much attention except to think about the complacency that our military had been in since bushes private war.

Big Thank you to other countries' fighters that saved Americans in Somalia. Some of us NEVER forget .

The only reason Somalia operations didn't go as planned is because politics got involved in our military operations and when that's the case the outcome maybe rough.

The skinny somalis are some tough fuckers not gonna lie, heard it was only a subclan from aidiids side who fought against the americans, imagine that…

I served 20yrs army airborne ranger 84-04 and remember this operation like it was yesterday

Sense of duty and the man next to you. I hear ya.

My favorite part was learning there is a Black Napolean Dynamite out there.

It was actually Navy SEALs that were first on the beach. To be met by TV cameras, not hostile troops. I remember live coverage.

Heroes. All that serve. Much love for all of you.

God bless you brother

I was there at the very start as part of Air Force Combat Engineers repairing runways so rice and food could be delivered throughout Somalia. We were almost captured and we was there to help feed the them.

The Small Malaysian save the heroes....

Frontline does a spectacular job of reporting when it cmoes ro there documetaries. Hats off to them . Thanks for sharing. God vless our teoops. Respectfully dave blackburn

Thank you for sharing, I remember this as it was happening, as a marine vets, I was was furious. They all went through hell. GOD Bless each and every one of them. Semper Fi 86-91

Tom Sizemore was here as Col. McKnight in the film about the battle Blackhawk Down

Malaysia Army rescued US Army in this mission. I am proud to be Malaysian. Fearless and brave! MALBATT MISI BAKARA Inpired by true story

I’ll always remember that day because it’s my birthday. I can’t thank are American forces for the sacrifice. I never here the appreciation for the hard working men and women that give there taxes to are country!

99% of people could never begin to comprehend being in a situation like that 😢 massive respect to the guys who fins themselves in one. ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The things that go on in the world behind the scenes is enough to change the mood in a room and make the air thick. Love would be a best seller if u could bottle it up.

All those poor young boys , dying for greedy old men . Sad .

It's disgusting how the Malaysian Armed Forces were not given due recognition for saving the trapped US Rangers. If it wasn't for the Malaysian APC's, the US Rangers would not have made it to the stadium. Admit it, acknowledge it, and accept this fact. It's that simple.

*great.🔥👌🔥. documentary*

Wasn't that illhan omar in the crowd scene?.. looked familiar..

The best words were the best, from Sgt Kenny Thomas. No my brothers, you did not die in vain

This,,,,is when life come to town,,! Be ready ,!!!

That is how Haiti is today Send in Rwandan and Somalian Troops to restore order in Haiti .

I don't think the soldiers fought and died in vain! They fought for a good cause and to protect each other, to stand side by side, back to back! And they can be proud of that. I think that few countries are willing to sacrifice their soldiers for another country. We will never experience the massive sacrifice like on D-Day in the Second World War again. Respect for all the soldiers who died in Mogadishu to give their comrades a chance to survive! God bless you and rest in peace! 🙏🏻

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Next time assistance required - we need to just say NO! We gave our own starving people to look after! Good luck!

I have the greatest respect for every single soldier that was involved in this. I unfortunately was rejected from service due to a regretful juvenial choice. I can not believe that our own government would let our own brave souls fight and survive by themselves no air and full military support for them all because of politics. These great men lost their lives for politics. Those counties have been massecering each other since the start of civilization, let them continue. We are the strongest and best country, why are we losing so many of our own fighting abroad for something that has nothing to do with us.

They died in Somalia and You Tube is making a fortune capitalizing on patriotic people trying to watch the story, with countless adds.

I was 2 years out of HS when this happened and soon there after, I walked into the nearest recruiting office

Politicians and leaders will lead communities that don’t know each other to massacre themselves, but politician who know each other will not massacre each other!

Coolest soldier in the wire framed glasses...excellent narrative-even he had had enough by the last day

Notice reporters lighting up the marines on the beach affectively lighting them up so the enemy could have a good target and take away any hope of suprise

The Truth has been revealed. Malayan Tiger is watching. Peace!

Alright mate hope alls good with you all the best to you and your channel

Was in Army basic training when cadre were getting orders for Somalia June 1993. Was in AIT on Oct 3rd. We started to punch the walls in anger and kick down wall lockers. We had to be ordered to stop. My first unit got back from Somalia a few months later. I worked at the ASP. I had sgt Phipps and Sgt Floyd visit my VHA almost every day. They never talked about it. I had to read the book. It haunted me for years I could not deliver payback for Somalia. I wanted to be a Ranger. I was lied to about the army. I was Airborne unassigned. Clinton’s commander in chief pic had spit on it for a long time. That’s how angry we were.

Without help from MALBAT UNISOM(19th royal malay regiment and 11th special servis regiment) your army rangers and delta force is nothing and maybe buried in bakarra market,somalia.

30 years sure blew by fast. We Happy Few. 🇺🇲✝️

Strength and love.

I couldn't watch the movie because i had watched it in real-time. The images depicted via media were heart- and gut-wrenching. I will never forget it. God bless American soldiers. 🖤

Well done to all those involved that made it back out and those that were lost. Just know you are all forever respected even from afar.

Cool part I found out was that there were Kiowas there as well🤯

Thank you for your service!!

That old lady with her cane standing in the middle of the crossfire like nothing happening 😂

If we had to do things over : Hypothetically if I was the lead commander these are the steps I would have used to prevent major military deaths : ( 1.) I would have deployed , one thousand ( SMALL AND TINY RECONNAISSANCE SPY DRONES ). This way I could see if the enemy had enemy snipers with machine guns in windows. Plus how man people were walking around with machine guns. How many of the enemy were sitting on roofs with machine guns , sniper machine guns and ( R.P.G' S ). Now this task would be prior to flying Black Hawks over hostile territory . There is a very good quote : ( IF I FAIL TO PLAN, I PLAN TO FAIL ). We must fight wars like the famous world champion boxer : Floyd Money Mayweather : Hit with out being hit. So with this being shared . We must have the Pentagon and the war room get with : M.I.T. , also ( DARPA ) and ( NASA ) . Now give them a special defense contract to invent ( TINY MOSQUIOTO SIZE DRONES ) that can very sneaky shoot out ( POISON DARTS ) to take out a sniper or snipers. A good shot to the neck . On the ( CAROTID ARTERY ) and the other specific target ( THE FEMORAL ARTERY ) . We can deploy ten millions ( TINY MOSQUOTO ATTACK MOSQUIOTO DRONES ) . The exact same size as a tiny mosquito . These very unique ( TINY ATTACK MOSQUITO DRONES ) would have the following capabilities : ( 1.) Heating seeking capabilities to see if there is a human body there. ( 2.) Spy cameras. To show types of weapons and very specific locations of big weapons and small arms weapons of the enemy. To also show exact locations of all snipers. ( 3.) These ( TINY SPY MOSQUITO SIZE ATTACK DRONES ) can be operated by trained American soldiers from one hundred miles away. These ( TINY ATTACK MOSQUITO SPY DRONES ) will also be programed to self destruct if captured by the enemy . In war its about the ( ART OF SILENCE ) also the ( ELEMENT OF SURPRISE ) . With these ( TINY ATTACK SPY MOSQUITO DRONES ) we could easily terminate three battalions . Just from a tiny poison dart to the enemies ( CAROTID ARTERY ) and ( FEMORAL ARTERY ) . Using the art of ( SUPRISE AND SILENCE ) . These highly advanced ( TINY ATTACK ,SPY MOSQUITO DRONES ) have not been invented yet. Yet, this advanced technology would prevent the loss of human life. We would never have any sniper or enemy use a RPG and shoot down a American Black Hawk. Ever again. Note :( IF I FAIL TO PLAN ,I PLAN TO FAIL ). So these highly advanced ( TINY ATTACK MOSQUITO DRONES MUST HAVE CERTAIN CAPABILITIES ) . ( 1.) To be able to see at night. Plus send these video images back to headquarters . ( 2.) They also must have the capability to be silent . Because we need the element of surprise. ( 3.) Also each ( TINY ATTACK , SPY MOSQUITO DRONE MUST CARRY A PAY LOAD OF AT LEAST FIVE POISON DARTS ) . These poison darts will inject a poison to cause instant death in three minutes or less. Now by using these highly advanced : ( TINY ATTACK , SPY MOSQUITO DRONES ) we will never have a enemy shoot down a Black Hawk Helicopter . Why ? Because we did complete recon of a area. Before we sent in troops or helicopters . We must be trained to hit with out being hit. Just reading this might sound funny. Yet, if you really think about this. This would save military lives. The Holy Bible says ( HASTE MAKES WASTE , BUT HE THAT STUDIES A SITUATION IS WISE ) . This is in the book of Proverbs. Enclosing : I served seven years Army as a helicopter mechanic. Then I served seven years in the United States Marines as a cook and baker. Have a great day.

It’s a really healthy sign if you look at this documentary and feel absolute fury! If not, something is wrong.

Next time we should just bring the food to the airport and let the people come get it I mean, if that’s the real reason we were there is to feed them. How many refugees did we bring back because Minnesota is pretty much changed its demographics.

Hard to believe this happened 30 years ago.

we gotta blackhawkdown...we gotta blackhawk doooooowwwwwnnnn

Can you imagine a WWII report coming out like this? I remember when our press was on our side.

RIP To the 19 US forces, one Malaysian force, one Pakistani force, and 300-700 Somali forces who were killed in the Battle of Mogadishu

I am not a veteran, but almost every generation of my family served in just about every war this nation has fought. I believe the Mexican war and Desert Storm are the only two without any family in uniform. We have a "rule" that is, no talk of combat at the table during the holidays. And Vietnam is the one we NEVER even mention at any time period. Four of my uncles enlisted to go to that insane, and most savage war our country fought. But to compare wars is just useless. All war is savage, and it changes men and women as well. All four came home intact physically. Mentally, well , not so much. Uncle Danny took his life in 1991. He was Air Force and everyone thought he never saw combat. Turns out he did. Hand to hand combat with V.C. and N.V.A. sappers breaking through the wire at night. Almost five nights a week. Killing a man with a knife or your hands is about as intimate it can get. I am grateful I never had to do that.

Wow the ending is chilling. Using soldiers as a shield from criticism on the policy side is a nice move.

I was in the port of Mogadishu when this happened...

3:43 All business! I get that. I was a Royal Marine. But I get that feeling haha!

The real reason why the mission failed is the Somalis don't fear death we only fear Allah almighty

How tough were these Somalians ready to fight a superpower army ..

The movie showed two hlbirds I think went down but the doc tells the story of 4 wow real real sad..