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At least twelve US army soldiers are killed in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in a fifteen-hour battle with supporters of Somal
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South African History Online. (2012, August 27). At least twelve US army soldiers are killed in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in a fifteen-hour battle with supporters of Somal. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091968
South African History Online (2012) 'At least twelve US army soldiers are killed in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in a fifteen-hour battle with supporters of Somal', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091968 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).
South African History Online, At least twelve US army soldiers are killed in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in a fifteen-hour battle with supporters of Somal [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091968, (accessed 9 August 2026).
"At least twelve US army soldiers are killed in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in a fifteen-hour battle with supporters of Somal." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091968. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "At least twelve US army soldiers are killed in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in a fifteen-hour battle with supporters of Somal." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091968.
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