Battle of Mogadishu (1993) (English Wikipedia)

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* United Nations. (1994, February 24). Report of the Commission of Inquiry Established Pursuant To Security Council Resolution 885 (1993) To Investigate Armed Attacks On UNOSOM II Personnel Which Led To Casualties Among Them. Report on p. 32 lists 1 Malaysian killed with 9 Malaysians and 3 Pakistanis wounded.
* United States Forces, Somalia After Action Report and Historical Overview: The United States Army in Somalia, 1992–1994 (2003). Page 13, the executive summary, lists 2 Malaysians killed with 7 Malaysians and 2 Pakistanis wounded. Page 106, Volume 1 of the After Action Report, lists 1 Malaysian killed with 9 Malaysians and 3 Pakistanis wounded.
* Marion, F. L. (2018). The Battle of Mogadishu: Special Tactics in Somalia, 1993. In Brothers in Berets: The Evolution of Air Force Special Tactics, 1953–2003 (p. 291). Air University Press. Lists 2 Malaysians killed with 7 Malaysians and 2 Pakistanis wounded.
* Battle of Mogadishu, Untold Story of Black Hawk Down. (2022, October 29). My Military Times. (Ad hijacking occurring on source's page, google cache used for text-only). Lists 1 Malaysian killed and 9 Malaysian wounded.
* Jamil, A. (2020). US Rangers Rescue Operation – Mogadishu 3rd October 1993. Bugle and Trumpet, p. 16. Lists 1 Pakistani killed and 1 wounded.

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UN casualty numbers differ across multiple sources. The following is a brief list for comparison with the UN report taking precedence:
* United Nations. (1994, February 24). Report of the Commission of Inquiry Established Pursuant To Security Council Resolution 885 (1993) To Investigate Armed Attacks On UNOSOM II Personnel Which Led To Casualties Among Them. Report on p. 32 lists 1 Malaysian killed with 9 Malaysians and 3 Pakistanis wounded.
* United States Forces, Somalia After Action Report and Historical Overview: The United States Army in Somalia, 1992–1994 (2003). Page 13, the executive summary, lists 2 Malaysians killed with 7 Malaysians and 2 Pakistanis wounded. Page 106, Volume 1 of the After Action Report, lists 1 Malaysian killed with 9 Malaysians and 3 Pakistanis wounded.
* Marion, F. L. (2018). The Battle of Mogadishu: Special Tactics in Somalia, 1993. In Brothers in Berets: The Evolution of Air Force Special Tactics, 1953–2003 (p. 291). Air University Press. Lists 2 Malaysians killed with 7 Malaysians and 2 Pakistanis wounded.
* Battle of Mogadishu, Untold Story of Black Hawk Down. (2022, October 29). My Military Times. (Ad hijacking occurring on source's page, google cache used for text-only). Lists 1 Malaysian killed and 9 Malaysian wounded.
* Jamil, A. (2020). US Rangers Rescue Operation – Mogadishu 3rd October 1993. Bugle and Trumpet, p. 16. Lists 1 Pakistani killed and 1 wounded.
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* United Nations. (1994, February 24). Report of the Commission of Inquiry Established Pursuant To Security Council Resolution 885 (1993) To Investigate Armed Attacks On UNOSOM II Personnel Which Led To Casualties Among Them. Report on p. 32 lists 1 Malaysian killed with 9 Malaysians and 3 Pakistanis wounded.
* United States Forces, Somalia After Action Report and Historical Overview: The United States Army in Somalia, 1992–1994 (2003). Page 13, the executive summary, lists 2 Malaysians killed with 7 Malaysians and 2 Pakistanis wounded. Page 106, Volume 1 of the After Action Report, lists 1 Malaysian killed with 9 Malaysians and 3 Pakistanis wounded.
* Marion, F. L. (2018). The Battle of Mogadishu: Special Tactics in Somalia, 1993. In Brothers in Berets: The Evolution of Air Force Special Tactics, 1953–2003 (p. 291). Air University Press. Lists 2 Malaysians killed with 7 Malaysians and 2 Pakistanis wounded.
* Battle of Mogadishu, Untold Story of Black Hawk Down. (2022, October 29). My Military Times. (Ad hijacking occurring on source's page, google cache used for text-only). Lists 1 Malaysian killed and 9 Malaysian wounded.
* Jamil, A. (2020). US Rangers Rescue Operation – Mogadishu 3rd October 1993. Bugle and Trumpet, p. 16. Lists 1 Pakistani killed and 1 wounded.
Brunk, Darren C. (2008). "Curing the Somalia Syndrome: Analogy, Foreign Policy Decision Making, and the Rwandan Genocide". Foreign Policy Analysis. 4 (3): 301–320. doi:10.1111/j.1743-8594.2008.00071.x. ISSN 1743-8586. JSTOR 24907305.

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* United Nations. (1994, February 24). Report of the Commission of Inquiry Established Pursuant To Security Council Resolution 885 (1993) To Investigate Armed Attacks On UNOSOM II Personnel Which Led To Casualties Among Them. Report on p. 32 lists 1 Malaysian killed with 9 Malaysians and 3 Pakistanis wounded.
* United States Forces, Somalia After Action Report and Historical Overview: The United States Army in Somalia, 1992–1994 (2003). Page 13, the executive summary, lists 2 Malaysians killed with 7 Malaysians and 2 Pakistanis wounded. Page 106, Volume 1 of the After Action Report, lists 1 Malaysian killed with 9 Malaysians and 3 Pakistanis wounded.
* Marion, F. L. (2018). The Battle of Mogadishu: Special Tactics in Somalia, 1993. In Brothers in Berets: The Evolution of Air Force Special Tactics, 1953–2003 (p. 291). Air University Press. Lists 2 Malaysians killed with 7 Malaysians and 2 Pakistanis wounded.
* Battle of Mogadishu, Untold Story of Black Hawk Down. (2022, October 29). My Military Times. (Ad hijacking occurring on source's page, google cache used for text-only). Lists 1 Malaysian killed and 9 Malaysian wounded.
* Jamil, A. (2020). US Rangers Rescue Operation – Mogadishu 3rd October 1993. Bugle and Trumpet, p. 16. Lists 1 Pakistani killed and 1 wounded.

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* United Nations. (1994, February 24). Report of the Commission of Inquiry Established Pursuant To Security Council Resolution 885 (1993) To Investigate Armed Attacks On UNOSOM II Personnel Which Led To Casualties Among Them. Report on p. 32 lists 1 Malaysian killed with 9 Malaysians and 3 Pakistanis wounded.
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