Somalia And Its Effects On Somalia

The history of Somalia is a bloody one, filled with failed occupation, anarchy and civil war. Early Somalia established itself as a merchant state. Its key geographical location by the natural strait between the Horn of Africa and Yemen made it a focal point for trade.This essay will explore the history of internal struggles of the Somalilands and its many wars. It will investigate the colonial influences and conflicts between Somalia and its imperial occupiers and how these influences set the stage for future conflicts between the clans. Also, it will attempt to define the reasons why Somalia has become a failed state. The importance of United States foreign policies will be discussed as they have

Somalia, which is about the size of Texas, is a small country located in Eastern Africa next to the Indian Ocean. The United States, which is located on the Western Hemisphere, is bordered by Mexico and Canada and is between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

I am originally from Somalia a country located in the East Africa also called “Horn of Africa”, bordered by Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya. I was born and raised in Kenya. However, both my parents were born and rise in Somalia, they went their school in Mogadishu, Somalia, and built their family there. Five of my siblings, we were born in Mogadishu Somalia, but unfortunately, they did not had the opportunity to experience them early childhood in Somalia. In a brief history the Republic of Somalia has had its ups and downs with unrest, starting with a war, which broke out in the early 90’s. With these conflicts came unbearable life situations and many people searched for opportunities all over the world, mainly the western continents.

Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east. With the longest coastline on the continent, its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains, and highlands. It is made up of the former British Protectorate of Somaliland and Italy’s former Trust Territory of Somalia. Somalia’s modern history began in the late 1800’s, when European powers began to trade and settle in the Somalia area. These events and the events that occurred during the 20th century helped shape the modern Somalia government and culture today.

Affirmation of Somaliland is crucial because the encouragement of African action should not become the basis for inaction on the part of the United States. Jendayi Frazer, in her report on “Somaliland: Time for African Union Leadership,” states that the United States would recognize Somaliland if the others acted first. But Somaliland deserves recognition from a purely U.S.-centric national security perspective. The United States has always stood to protect the values that it was founded upon. Somaliland, in its entirety fits this impression. The Somaliland government and population embody a moderate voice in the Muslim world that rejects radical interpretations of Islam, including that espoused by the Council of Somali Islamic Courts currently in control. It would serve as a bulwark against the further expansion of radical ideologies in the Horn of Africa by offering a brilliant case of how

In order for countries and states to run efficiently and effectively, they need a system to make sure that chaos is not created. Some countries and states use a political system called "democracy" in order to run things smoothly. What is a democracy? Karl and Schmitter (1991, 76) say that "Modern political democracy is a system of governance in which rulers are held accountable for their actions in the public realm by citizens, acting indirectly through the competition and cooperation of their elected representatives". Basically to be considered democratic, citizens of the country vote and elect an official who represents his/hers people's expectation and needs publically (Schmitter and Karl 1991). They compete with other officials for positions

Somalia was colonized by many different countries. It was colonized by Britain, France, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Italy. Egypt had taken over the coast in 1875. Britain colonized it in 1887. They did this because they wanted to guard the Suez canal. France took over a part of Somalia because they didn’t get any land in Egypt. In the early 1900’s, Italy gained control of Southern Somalia. They had control of Southern Somalia until July 1st, 1960 when they gained their own independence. Life during these colonial times was bad in some places but not all. They were treated unfairly in most places and their individual culture was not given respect. This was mainly due to Europe wanting it only for the resources they would get. Italy treated them very well and fairly for a while until they decided to make the natives adjust to Italian law. They treated them well at first because they were trying not to disturb the colonies.

Djibouti also called for support by the international community to enable “the new Somali leadership… to

As chaos erupted in Somalia in the early 1990s, the United Nations came to the conclusion that intervention was the only method of preventing the nation from total loss. Drought and disease combined with oligarchic rule resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians across the country. The U.N. took immediate action, mobilizing a relief effort to provide food aid and humanitarian assistance to Somalia. However, once in country, members of the U.N. Security Council realized the magnitude of the situation they had become involved in. The recent death of Dictator Muhammad Siad Barre had left the country in ruins as local warlords fought violently for power over the region. The result, civilians were caught in the crossfire of

The proliferation of secessionist provinces and “states” is the most serious problem to the states and international bodies today. Somali is at present recognized as an independent and sovereign state in spite of over twenty years of collapse and repeated military and political involvements by other states and international bodies. However, “a slim slice of Somali-inhabited territory on the southern shore of the Gulf of Aden, declare its independence in 1991 and ticks almost all the boxes of statehood ( )”. It has a significant amount of population, territory and its own police force, currency and regulations. But In terms of the

Both fractions were loyal to the transitional government, and regained passion and control of Mogadishu. Within weeks after the conflict, most of Somalia’s Islamists was forced to flee from the majority of the countries territories. Ethiopia made the announced that they would leave forces emplaced in the majority of the territories, until stability was employed and a new functional central government had been established. Thus putting an end to Somalia's 15 years of anarchy.

Somalia is a country with much pride and tradition. It went through many trials and tribulations. Although much of the known history of the country is bad, many of the citizen were placed in very bad situations. My objective is to talk about things that you may or may not have known about Somali. In my writing, I anticipate and hope that you will enjoy the facts and views of Somalia as much as I on this interesting country.

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 Somali Civil War started in 1991 and goes on to the present day. Although it's not in every part of somalia it's in the most popular region. Due the fact that the war started, between 1998 and 2009 two regions formed called Puntland and Somaliland and the remaining motherland Somalia. I visited the capital of Somaliland Hargeisa. There I saw the results of the war, whole streets were destroyed, people were displaced, roads were dusty, countless housed destroyed and many houses made from clothes and paper bags stitched together covered the streets. I saw children who were surviving by themselves no family or friends only themselves. They would either survive on begging or looking in for garbage left on the streets. The sights that