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Marines seize Mogadishu airport amid dawn landings and relief aid
U S Marines and a 28 000 strong force secure three checkpoints into Mogadishu as armed youths flee into the bush. Marines hoist flags at the embassy and the Green Line while a relief flight delivers 17 tons of food and medical aid for babes and malnourished adults. France dispatches 120 troops and Italy Egypt Turkey Canada contribute. The operation aims to secure Baidoa airstrip and avert famine, amid international debate over U N intervention.
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U.S
Mohamed Siad Barre
Omar Faiki
Mogadishu
U.N
Ali Ae
Baidoa
Boygi
France
Bernard Kouchner
Somalia