UNOSOM 2

• General Aided saw disarmament as an attempt to weaken him

  • As a result he attacked the UN.

  5 June 1933: Security council passed unprecedented, unanimous resolutions - all necessary measures taken against attacks, or encouragement of attacks, against the UN.

  • Specialised forces: US involved $25,000 reward for the capture of Aided.

  $2.5 million spent a day by UN but violence and looting continued.
• 3rd October 1993


  US mission to find General Aided failed.

  • 2 helicopters shot down
  • 18 US troops killed
  • UN peacekeeping troops had to send out recue missions
• 31 March 1994


  USA withdrew its troops (severely weakened the operation)
• November 1994


  UN agreed to withdraw its troops from Somalia by 31 March 1995.

  • Warlords still opposed to each other and although there was no more famine, the lack of political stability meant that the UN's intervention in Somalia was overall a failure.

  UN unable to fulfil its aims of restoring law and order along with long-term peace + helping Somalis rebuild their country.