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The Battle of Checkpoint Pasta, sometimes called the Battle of the Pasta Factory, was a firefight in Mogadishu between Italian troops and Somali rebels, and is remembered for being the first all-out battle involving the Italian Army since the end of the Second World War. The battle took place near the Italian checkpoint called "Pasta", because it was located near an abandoned Barilla pasta factory across the intersection of Imperial Street and 21 October Street, after an ambush on Italian forces was set up by Somali rebels led by General Mohamed Aidid.

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  • The Battle of Checkpoint Pasta, sometimes called the Battle of the Pasta Factory, was a firefight in Mogadishu between Italian troops and Somali rebels, and is remembered for being the first all-out battle involving the Italian Army since the end of the Second World War. The battle took place near the Italian checkpoint called "Pasta", because it was located near an abandoned Barilla pasta factory across the intersection of Imperial Street and 21 October Street, after an ambush on Italian forces was set up by Somali rebels led by General Mohamed Aidid. The Italian units eventually broke the encirclement and withdrew. (en)
  • La battaglia del pastificio, talvolta chiamata anche battaglia del checkpoint Pasta, fu uno scontro a fuoco verificatosi a Mogadiscio tra le truppe italiane e le milizie Mooryaan somale del generale Aidid ed è ricordata per essere stata la prima battaglia che vide impiegati i militari dell'Esercito Italiano dalla fine seconda guerra mondiale. (it)
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  • 22 wounded
  • 3 killed
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  • Italy
  • Somalia
  • SNA
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  • 1993-07-02 (xsd:date)
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  • Italian breakthrough from the encirclement
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  • 550 Italian troops + 400 Somali policeman
  • Around 600 rebel Somali militiamen
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  • 3 (xsd:integer)
  • 22 (xsd:integer)
  • 67 (xsd:integer)
  • 187 (xsd:integer)
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  • Italy (en)
  • Somalia (en)
  • SNA (en)
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  • Ali Mahdi Muhammad (en)
  • Bruno Loi (en)
  • Mohamed Farrah Aidid (en)
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  • Battle of Checkpoint Pasta (en)
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  • 1993-07-02 (xsd:date)
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  • the Somali Civil War and the UNOSOM II mission (en)
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  • Mogadishu, Somalia (en)
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  • Italian breakthrough from the encirclement (en)
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  • 550 (xsd:integer)
  • Around 600 rebel Somali militiamen (en)
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  • La battaglia del pastificio, talvolta chiamata anche battaglia del checkpoint Pasta, fu uno scontro a fuoco verificatosi a Mogadiscio tra le truppe italiane e le milizie Mooryaan somale del generale Aidid ed è ricordata per essere stata la prima battaglia che vide impiegati i militari dell'Esercito Italiano dalla fine seconda guerra mondiale. (it)
  • The Battle of Checkpoint Pasta, sometimes called the Battle of the Pasta Factory, was a firefight in Mogadishu between Italian troops and Somali rebels, and is remembered for being the first all-out battle involving the Italian Army since the end of the Second World War. The battle took place near the Italian checkpoint called "Pasta", because it was located near an abandoned Barilla pasta factory across the intersection of Imperial Street and 21 October Street, after an ambush on Italian forces was set up by Somali rebels led by General Mohamed Aidid. (en)
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  • Battle of Checkpoint Pasta (en)
  • Battaglia del pastificio (it)
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