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US marines and Nigerian soldiers blast at snipers in central Mogadishu, Somalia, in a five-hour battle that kills one Somali.
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South African History Online. (2012, February 17). US marines and Nigerian soldiers blast at snipers in central Mogadishu, Somalia, in a five-hour battle that kills one Somali.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074410
South African History Online (2012) 'US marines and Nigerian soldiers blast at snipers in central Mogadishu, Somalia, in a five-hour battle that kills one Somali.', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074410 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, US marines and Nigerian soldiers blast at snipers in central Mogadishu, Somalia, in a five-hour battle that kills one Somali. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074410, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"US marines and Nigerian soldiers blast at snipers in central Mogadishu, Somalia, in a five-hour battle that kills one Somali.." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074410. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "US marines and Nigerian soldiers blast at snipers in central Mogadishu, Somalia, in a five-hour battle that kills one Somali.." South African History Online. February 17, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074410.
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