The Battle of Checkpoint Pasta: Italy's 'Black Hawk Down' moment in Somalia

[Deeq A.]

A battle named “Checkpoint Pasta” might seem funny, considering it was fought by Italian troops, but there's nothing funny about being outnumbered and surrounded in Somalia. The story of the Italians who fought their way out of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's complex ambush in July 1993 is one of incredible bravery and perseverance.

Source: Hiiraan Online