Mogadishu line

English Etymology In reference to the Battle of Mogadishu (1993) Battle of Mogadishu in 1993. Proper noun 1 en international relations geopolitics The point at which foreign involvement in a conflict shifts from peacekeeping or diplomacy to combat operations. en-GB Peter Beaumont Injustice of the peace The Guardian 2000-04-29 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/apr/30/politics 0261-3077 For long before the United States was forced to confront the horror of its dead servicemen being dragged naked through the dusty streets of Mogadishu, ‘the crossing of the Mogadishu line’ came to be a test of the international community's resolve in dealing with intractable violence of the post-Cold War era. https://web.archive.org/web/20261024002306/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/apr/30/politics 24 October 2026 en https://web.archive.org/web/20220806085852/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/good-news-the-united-states-has-decided-to-cross-the-mogadishu-line-94826.html Good news: the United States has decided to cross the 'Mogadishu line' The Independent w:Fergal Keane 05 July 2003 I was surprised. I was also happy. It suggested to me that the Mogadishu line—that invisible mark across which US troops would never again step—had been erased. Further reading Mogadishu Line en terms derived from toponyms