Following the ousting of the central government in 1993 amid the Somali Civil War in Somalia, the United Nations Security Council authorizes a military operation with a peacekeeping mandate. After the bulk of the peacekeepers were withdrawn, the Mogadishu-based militia loyal to Mohamed Farrah Aidid declared war on the remaining UN personnel. In response, the U.S. Army deploys three of its Special forces – 75th Ranger Regiment (United States), Delta Force counter-terrorist operators, and 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) aviators – to Mogadishu to capture Aidid, who has proclaimed himself president.