Seth Ross Day A Block 1
United States Military Intervention and Effects: Somalia
I. Introduction
A. Mogadishu, Somalia; 1991
B. Civil war breaks out; country is left devastated
C. The United States Military intervention in Somalia had both positive as well as negative effects on both of the countries.
II. Somali Civil War
A. In May of 1991, the northern portion of the country declared its independence
as Somaliland
B. December 3, 1992; Coalition of UN peacekeepers led by the US was tasked
with ensuring humanitarian aid being distributed and peace being established
in Somalia
C. UN humanitarian troops landed in 1993 and started a two-year effort to
eliminate famine conditions
III. Mogadishu
A. Several gun battles in Mogadishu between Somali gunmen and peacekeepers
resulted in the death of 24 Pakistanis and 19 US soldiers
i. Battle of......
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