Battle of Mogadishu

http://inquirer.philly.com/packages/somalia/nov16/default16.asp

The Battle of Mogadishu was quite an interesting battle during the UN’s attempt to make Somalia a more stable country. The famine in Somalia was awful, and their country was being run by warlords. This one battle though was quite iconic because of the fact that they used black-hawk helicopters to drop their troops down into the area. As soon as the troops were beginning to be let down, 2 of the helicopters got shot down, part of an ambush by the SNA (Somalian National Alliance) and Al-Qaeda. This was the first of 9 battles in the civil war in Somalia. The author had a really good take on the event and used good descriptive words to really paint a picture for the reader.He had a good use of imagery and descriptive language. Also, the author was very concise, making it easy to understand and understanding each point he was trying to make.