History Of The Somalia Civil War

The country of Somalia has undergone massive amounts of armed violence, yet not many people have attempted to stand up for them. The Basic Human Rights, if followed, could turn the downfall of this country overtime into a thriving community repairing itself. The country is so infested with anti-government militias. The country can't help itself but to cower in fear in hope for a

Have you ever skipped a meal and realized how hungry you were? Now imagine skipping all your meals, imagine not having the option to get food and worst of all, imagine watching a loved family member die of hunger. This is what hundreds of thousands of Somalians went through during the famine. Half of the killed were children under the age of five, this being said this was one of the worst famines in the last 28 years. Tens of thousands of Somalians fled their homes in search of food. The main part of the famine took place in 2011 when an extreme drought affected more than thirteen million people across the horn of Africa. In result of this drought, prices for food skyrocketed; parents watched helplessly as their family members died one by one. Political instability made the chances of the famine getting better as quick as

During the 1990’s, Somalia had a famine crisis, which many Westerners labeled as a ‘humanitarian crisis.’ As always, the hegemon, which was the United States, stepped up to the plate and helped in providing food for the starving Somalis. Seeing starving children drew Westerners to sympathize with these individuals and they blamed the inept Somali government for not doing enough to help its citizens. The intervention was meant to deliver food to the Somalia, but later that turned to ‘mission creep’, “the temptation commanders feel to chase success and perhaps glory around the next corner by expanding their mandate and rolling over anyone in their way” (Hoagland, 1: 1993). What was a humanitarian crisis has now turned into a nation-building

Somalia is half desert and or semi-desert country; drought is a persistent year-round threat. Approximately 60percent of Somalia is savannah woodlands, which is used as rangeland and as primary local source of fuel. Only 13% of Somalia’s land can be cultivated into crops, and much of that is not farmed on a yearly basis due to the arid land. Somalia has the longest fishing coastline in Africa, and has excellent fishing grounds.

Migration is the movement of people in and out of the country.This happens all over the world and Somalia is not acception to this, many people migrate Somalia to kenya.Migration has greatly affected Somalia in many ways.Some facts that made the Somalia in war is.War have talking over Somalia since 1991 until now and every year the war

In fact, according to Reading Tree, Somalia is the 5th poorest nation in the world and termed as the most dangerous country to live in 2013. In addition to the physical dangers surrounding the country, it also has one of the world’s worst economic conditions. So much so that per capita GDP of Somalia is an estimated $600. In comparison, the per capita GDP of the United States is currently $53,042. The instability in Somalia’s government and economy paved the way for the rise of terrorists groups such as Al Shabab to take advantage of the situation the nation was

Diplomatic relations with Somalia have been established in 1960 with the U.S., after its constituent parts' independence from Italian and British administration. Somalia's elected government was replaced with a coup with military rule that reflected ideological and economic need for the Soviet Union. Somalia began to be contingent on the U.S. for military equipment and economic aid after the war with Ethiopia in the 1970s. Civil war within the 1980s directed the downfall of Somalia's vital government

Somalia is situated in the horn of Africa, it is made up of six clan families: Darod, Dir, Hawliye, Isaq, Digil and Mirifle. All of which contain sub-clans, then lineages and then down to extended family. We can see already massive ethnic divides throughout the country that could lead to a weak state. Each clan represents a cultural cleavage and fragmentation within society, a reason of conflict pointed out by Brown (in Jackson: 2002). Mohammed Siyaad Barre, president of Somalia from 1969 to 1991 led a dictatorship ruled through the narrow clan base of Darod, while condemning and excluding those from other clans (Adam: 1999). Furthermore denying them any political space, creating a state of discriminatory po-litical institutions and intergroup

Somalia has a long standing history with famine. From the years 2010-2012 an atrocious famine

Ethiopia is one of the oldest surviving countries in the world. While its current economic, societal, and political conditions are considered povertous from the viewpoint of a first world nation, the country has been a relative powerhouse in the Horn of Africa. It has a large military, gross domestic product growth, and a relatively stable international position compared to its neighbors. In the last 60 years, however, it has been continually embroiled in a border dispute with its neighbor Eritrea. Eritrea, a former province of Ethiopia, has fought against the larger nation’s control for decades, resulting in war in the 1990s and massive tension in the area since. This border conflict has the potential to flare once again and throw the

How many of you know what famine is? Famine is an extreme and long-term shortage of food that leads to widespread hunger and sometimes death to millions of people. Granted, many of you may be aware of what famine might be, however, there are very few if not any of you that have experienced this firsthand. Unfortunately, the people of Somalia and Ethiopia don’t happen to be as fortunate as us. Everyday thousands of people continue to die from starvation, dehydration, diseases, and the list can go on.

This paper is about the humanitarian mission in Somalia that turned into an effort to rebuild a nation. It explains how the U.S. military initially entered to assist with the humanitarian efforts but the scope of the mission changed when United Nations personnel were killed. It also focuses on why the United States military went after the leader of the Habr Gidr clan, Muhammad Farah Aidid, who was responsible for the deaths and killings that occurred during the humanitarian mission. The United Task Force was developed allowing the United States to finally capture and arrest, Muhammad Farah Aidid, which is explained in Black Hawk Down.

This Civil War lasted for a time of 1988 to 1992. The most dangerous years of this Civil War considered being “throughout 1991 through 1993 because of the high mortality and starvation rate throughout the country” (Leslie P. Boss, Michael J. Toole, and Ray Yip). This country was currently in a state of chaos and was greatly in need of foreign assistance. It was the duty of the United States to support the Somali people and start to set their country straight. Throughout this period of American support to help restructure the country plenty of operations have been set to enforce the peaceful changes. Some of these military operations are Operation Provide Relief, Operation Restore Hope, Operation Continue Hope, and Operation United Shield. Operation Provide Relief was created because of the continuing efforts of the American people trying to airlift food to the Somali people. This operation was destroyed because local gangs throughout the country of Somalia took control of the airlifted food and used the food as a currency throughout the torn country. These penalties led to the “starvation of thousands and the manipulation of the Somali people” (Stewart). Due to this cycle of constant overlapping chaos Operation Restore Hope began. Operation Restore Hopes main mission was to send troops on the ground in Somalia and ensure all people of Somalia were fed. Operation Continue Hope was created due to more aggressive

The future of Somalia is uncertain at this point however fortunately through the efforts of peace-keeping forces like those mentioned above, numerous women’s organizations advocating the rights of women and improving the health and violence problems facing the country, the situation could improve and peace be restored in a matter of time. How long that takes really depends on all the Somali people most especially the militants who continue to create problems for everyone and prevent Somalia from returning to be the mythically treasured country that it once was.

involvement in Somalia was the product of a growing humanitarian crisis in this warring state in the 1990s. Somalia achieved its independence in 1960, and in 1969 the Somali army launched a coup that established a dictatorship under Mohamed Siad Barre (Dept of State). Barre’s dictatorship favored members of his own clan through a process where he made “parochial selections” from his Marehan clan to fill most high-level government and military posts; this “clan-based policy” reinforced inter-clan differences and rivalries, and soon Somalis in less-favored clans began to oppose Barre’s rule (Rutherford 5). In 1990, Barre’s opposition unified against him, and after joining forces, the combined group of rebels drove Barre from Mogadishu in January 1991 (Dept of State). No central government reemerged to take the place of the overthrown government: warlords, clan elders, and former government officials “jockeyed to preserve or increase their authority” and could not figure out what type of government they wanted or who would be its leaders (Rutherford 15). A humanitarian crisis of began to unfold as most of the country descended into a state of lawlessness, where “heartless warlords and hopped-up teenage gangs reigned over helpless innocents” (Crocker 4). In addition, the vulnerability of the Somalia people was intensified further by a severe drought, which resulted in a catastrophic famine that left thousands dead or malnutritioned (Dept of State). This state of chaos laid the groundwork for subsequent U.S. aid and military