Attacks a horrific reminder of Mogadishu atrocity

THE horrific attacks in Fallujah brought back memories of the savage attack on US troops in Somalia in 1992.

The images of mutilated bodied being dragged through the streets of Mogadishu forced the US administration to withdraw its troops.

On December 9, 1992, the first of 25,000 troops sent to defend famine-relief efforts in Somalia arrived in Mogadishu.