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'There were wounded soldiers on our dining table': Somalis recall Black Hawk crash

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The BBC has spoken to some Somalis still scarred by the 1993 US military disaster in Somalia .

18 American soldiers lost their lives in the fighting that began on 3 October , but so did hundreds of Somalis .

Binti Ali Wardhere , 24 at the time, lost her husband, two sons and four others.

The BBC 's documentary, Black Hawk Down , is being released by Netflix .

The Netflix documentary features "raw, immersive storytelling with first -person interviews from both sides of the Battle of Mogadishu " It sheds light on the horrors experienced by Somalis like Binti during the conflict.

Ahmed Five was working as a freelancer for CNN when he filmed the battle.

The film made headlines around the world and fed into the debate about US combat policy in Africa .

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78

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74

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65

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informal

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English

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41

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possibly offensive

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short-lived

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