[font=Arial,Helvetica]"What began as a peacekeeping mission to provide relief to the starving people of Somalia essentially ended with a firefight during the Battle of Mogadishu."
[/font] [font=Arial,Helvetica]Timeline[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]1969[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Mohammed Siad Barre, through a military coup, became leader of Somalia.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]January 1991[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Overthrow of Dictator Mohammed Siad Barre by coalition of opposition forces, United Somalia Congress.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]1991[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Conflict between Somalia National Movement, Aidid's party, and other factions led to clan infighting.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]March 3, 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Faction leaders signed ceasefire to allow United Nations monitoring mission into Somalia for humanitarian assistance.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]April 14, 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.N. military observers sent to Somalia after U.N. Security Council approval of U.N. operation in accordance with ceasefire.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]July 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]50 unarmed U.N. military observers deployed to Mogadishu to oversee ceasefire.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]August 15, 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.N. humanitarian relief effort in Somalia (UNOSOM I), named Operation Provide Relief, began.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]December 4, 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Due to U.N. inability to deliver food and secure delivery routes into Somalia, President George Bush responded to U.N. request for assistance by proposing U.S. combat troops lead security force.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]December 5, 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.N. accepted U.S. offer, President Bush ordered 25,000 U.S. troops to Somalia.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]December 9, 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]First U.S. Marines landed on beach.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]December 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.S. named mission “Operation Restore Hope.â€[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]January 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]President Bill Clinton inaugurated.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]March 15-28, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Addis Ababa Accords – led to agreement to end violence in Somalia.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]March, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]UNOSOM II began.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]March 28, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Various nations deployed troops to Somalia to support UNOSOM II.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]May 9, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.S. officially turned over operation to U.N.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]June 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Only 1200 U.S. troops remained in Somalia.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]June 5, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]24 Pakistani soldiers ambushed and killed during inspection of Somalia arms weapons storage site.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]June 12 – 16, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.S. and U.N. troops attacked targets in Mogadishu related to Aidid.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]June 19, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Admiral Howe ordered Aidid’s arrest and offered $2500 reward for information. Admiral Howe also requested counterterrorist hostage rescue force from Washington.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]July 29, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Last sighting of Aidid.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]August 8, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]4 U.S. Military Police killed by remote-detonized land mine set off by Somalis.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]August 29, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.S. Army Task Force Ranger flew into Mogadishu, led by Maj. Gen. William Garrison.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]September 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Clinton administration began clandestine initiative to negotiate with Aidid.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]September 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.S. Defense Secretary Les Aspin denied request for armored reinforcements from Gen. Montgomery.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]October 3 – 4, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Task Force Ranger’s assault on Olympic Hotel to search for Aidid resulted in 17 hour battle in which 18 U.S. soldiers killed, 84 wounded. Later named the Battle of Mogadishu.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]October 7, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]President Clinton’s response was to withdraw U.S. troops. Declared U.S. troops to be withdrawn by March 31, 1994.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]October 14, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant, who was captured after his helicopter was shot down during the Battle of Mogadishu, released.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]March 25, 1994[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]20,000 U.N. forces remained in Somalia, U.S. troops withdrawn.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Spring 1995[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Final U.N. withdrawal from Somalia.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]August 1, 1996[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Aidid died from bullet wound.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]January 12, 2001[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.N. Security Council called for new peacekeeping mission in Somalia, lacking military troops.[/font]
Read the following link for complete details:-
http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/his135/Events/Somalia93/Somalia93.html
I want your views on "The Battle of Mogadishu" guys.
Why did the U.S failed? Was it so difficult for the U.S./U.N. to catch [font=Arial,Helvetica]Mohammed Farah Aidid ?
Please comment.
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[/font] [font=Arial,Helvetica]Timeline[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]1969[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Mohammed Siad Barre, through a military coup, became leader of Somalia.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]January 1991[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Overthrow of Dictator Mohammed Siad Barre by coalition of opposition forces, United Somalia Congress.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]1991[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Conflict between Somalia National Movement, Aidid's party, and other factions led to clan infighting.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]March 3, 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Faction leaders signed ceasefire to allow United Nations monitoring mission into Somalia for humanitarian assistance.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]April 14, 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.N. military observers sent to Somalia after U.N. Security Council approval of U.N. operation in accordance with ceasefire.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]July 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]50 unarmed U.N. military observers deployed to Mogadishu to oversee ceasefire.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]August 15, 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.N. humanitarian relief effort in Somalia (UNOSOM I), named Operation Provide Relief, began.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]December 4, 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Due to U.N. inability to deliver food and secure delivery routes into Somalia, President George Bush responded to U.N. request for assistance by proposing U.S. combat troops lead security force.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]December 5, 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.N. accepted U.S. offer, President Bush ordered 25,000 U.S. troops to Somalia.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]December 9, 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]First U.S. Marines landed on beach.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]December 1992[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.S. named mission “Operation Restore Hope.â€[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]January 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]President Bill Clinton inaugurated.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]March 15-28, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Addis Ababa Accords – led to agreement to end violence in Somalia.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]March, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]UNOSOM II began.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]March 28, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Various nations deployed troops to Somalia to support UNOSOM II.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]May 9, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.S. officially turned over operation to U.N.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]June 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Only 1200 U.S. troops remained in Somalia.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]June 5, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]24 Pakistani soldiers ambushed and killed during inspection of Somalia arms weapons storage site.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]June 12 – 16, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.S. and U.N. troops attacked targets in Mogadishu related to Aidid.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]June 19, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Admiral Howe ordered Aidid’s arrest and offered $2500 reward for information. Admiral Howe also requested counterterrorist hostage rescue force from Washington.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]July 29, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Last sighting of Aidid.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]August 8, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]4 U.S. Military Police killed by remote-detonized land mine set off by Somalis.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]August 29, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.S. Army Task Force Ranger flew into Mogadishu, led by Maj. Gen. William Garrison.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]September 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Clinton administration began clandestine initiative to negotiate with Aidid.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]September 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.S. Defense Secretary Les Aspin denied request for armored reinforcements from Gen. Montgomery.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]October 3 – 4, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Task Force Ranger’s assault on Olympic Hotel to search for Aidid resulted in 17 hour battle in which 18 U.S. soldiers killed, 84 wounded. Later named the Battle of Mogadishu.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]October 7, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]President Clinton’s response was to withdraw U.S. troops. Declared U.S. troops to be withdrawn by March 31, 1994.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]October 14, 1993[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant, who was captured after his helicopter was shot down during the Battle of Mogadishu, released.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]March 25, 1994[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]20,000 U.N. forces remained in Somalia, U.S. troops withdrawn.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Spring 1995[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Final U.N. withdrawal from Somalia.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]August 1, 1996[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]Aidid died from bullet wound.[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]January 12, 2001[/font]
[font=Arial,Helvetica]U.N. Security Council called for new peacekeeping mission in Somalia, lacking military troops.[/font]
Read the following link for complete details:-
http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/his135/Events/Somalia93/Somalia93.html
I want your views on "The Battle of Mogadishu" guys.
Why did the U.S failed? Was it so difficult for the U.S./U.N. to catch [font=Arial,Helvetica]Mohammed Farah Aidid ?
Please comment.
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