On the recordMarch 8, 2017
Americans still remember how a routine raid to capture two Somali rebels in 1993 disintegrated into one of the most lethal attacks on United States troops on African soil.
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Gillibrand highlights the dangers of military operations in Somalia referencing a past incident.
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