Meaning of Mogadishu line | Babel Free
Definitions
The point at which foreign involvement in a conflict shifts from peacekeeping or diplomacy to combat operations.
Examples
“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.”
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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