Stability In Somalia

S Foreign policy within HOA. Djibouti supports African Union and U.S. Foreign Policy efforts to eradicate the spread of Islamic extremists groups such as Al-Qaida affiliated al-Shabaab – this commitment includes providing military forces to the African Union Mission in Somalia, supporting the Transitional Federal Government in Mogadishu, Somalia. Additionally, the Djiboutian government supports USAID efforts throughout Africa by providing warehousing for the only stockpile of humanitarian aid on the African continent. (Diplomatic, Information IOP)

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 is one of the world’s poorest and least developed countries (Campbell). Because of the Civil War, which broke out in 1991, much of Somalia’s economy has been devastated. The war left many

The use of Irregular Warfare has been ongoing for years around the world. Irregular warfare is described as a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant populations. I will discuss where the U.S. may apply military force in conjunction with other means of national power to stabilize the nation of Somalia. I will also discuss why it would be considered as an Irregular Warfare environment.

As more and more foreign forces made their way into Somalia attention fell on the

The deployment of United States Special Forces to Somalia to apprehend General Aidid was in the interest of the United States, if Nuechterlein's outline of national security interest was anything to go by. Somali had gone through difficult times and there was need to restore normalcy in this Horn of Africa's state. Restoring normalcy would have ensured that stability returned. Moreover, this would have ensured that the instability that had been realized here never spilled over into other Eastern Africa states. Had the United States Special Forces succeeded in apprehending General Aidid, a democratically elected government would have been instituted. This government would have prioritized democratic governance principles that conform to United States Army War College's "Favorable World Order category" (Nuechterlein, 1985). Yes, it was difficult to establish Jeffersonian democracy in Somalia bearing in mind that Somalia was a tribal nation; however, it was something worth giving a short. This could only be made possible by chopping off the head of Aidid's organization and ultimately taking Aidid out of the streets. Under the leadership of Aidid, the United Nations lost at least 24 soldiers of Pakistani origin many of whom were skinned (Bowden, 1997).

The United Nations began to send food and supplies, via peacekeepers, to the people of Somalia. These UN workers would get shot at, and their supplies taken.

The TFG to reconsider key groups inside Somalia not previously included in the political process, such as, clan leaders, civil society women groups, business, religious leaders, to include, the Mogadishu by doing so it promotes a more inclusive society. Uganda to deploy 1500 troops to Somalia as well as the African Union Peace and Security Council to deploy stabilization mission is one of the key element to bring the Somali people stability and an assurance of peace. The United States will assist with training and equipping African contingents deploying to Somalia through the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance program (ACOT A). Also, the U.S. will outreach to Somali Diaspora communities in the United States to urge additional financial and political support for the TFI’s. The State Department Bureau of African Affairs Public Diplomacy office and the U.S. Ambassadors in Kenya and Ethiopia will communicate with domestic and international audience by conducting a variety of press speeches and media interviews, publishing information in newspapers and magazines about the integrated approach on Somalia The Somali people must take responsibility for maintaining a security force at the local level by implementing a civilian police force and a unified military presents of all Somalia’s clan which provides a secure and

What major historical theme, which we have discussed in class, is exemplified in this movie? A few weeks ago our U.S. History class discussed a captivating historical Gunfight that took place near the O.K. Corral in the late 1800s. This Old Western story is known as one of the greatest gun fights in history, because on October 26 late 1800s in Tombstone, Arizona Territory five outlawed Cowboys and four lawmen experienced a thirty second gun fight. A major historical theme occurred in the beginning of Black Hawk Down when Atto says to General Garrison, “You’ve been here, what, six weeks.

By November of 1992, conditions were getting worse instead of better. Food was still being stolen and sold off to clan leaders while aid workers were threatened and attacked. Americans were stunned at the lawlessness and starvation. Thousands of troops were ordered into Somalia to assist in the aid by President George H. Bush. Now food was getting to the people that it was intended for but distrust for the American soldiers was growing after they often violated Somalis privacy by bursting into their homes and confiscating the weapons that was the Somalis only defense against the opposing clans.6 In March of 1993 the U.S. withdrew most of its troops leaving the security of the people to the UN. By this time anger was growing towards the outsiders and the UN took most of the fallout for that by being attacked regularly. Hostility grew even more when the UN announced that the clan led by Aidid was the one responsible for the lawlessness in Somalia.7 When the UN took sides against the most powerful warlord in Somalia, the attacks against the aid workers was stepped up. 24 Pakistani peace keepers were killed

Somalia has been engaged in a civil war since 1991. The war has destroyed national governance structures leaving Somalia a patchwork of clan fiefdoms. In this chaotic environment, Non- governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Islamic organizations replaced the government in providing necessary services to the people of Somalia.

Somalia's transformation into an independent state was peaceful in the beginning but it soon erupted into a violent conflict. In 1969, Abdi Rashid Ali Shirmarke, Somalia's second President, was assassinated and in the following days a military coup, led by Major General Muhammed Siyad Barre, gained control of the country. In 1970, Barre declared Somalia to be a socialist

In August 1992 President George HW Bush stated the “Operation Provide Relief” the purpose is to reinforce the UN humanitarian efforts and also to bring peace. However the program could not stop the warlord from killing people. Later the “Operation Provide Relief” changed to “Operation Restore Hope”, a full combat US marine’s battalion was sent to that region. For a while peace there was peace, after the marines left the area thing started to south again moreover President George HW Bush was out office in 1993. President Clinton made some effort to stop the killing but fail. The US government wanted to overthrow the current leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid a merciless dictator who only each and breath terror. The tragedy of Blackhawk Down on that

3a. (U) 2006-2009. The 2006 Battle of Mogadishu defined the significance of the ICU, defeating the US-backed coalition for command over Somalia’s war-torn

The United Nations, with its rigid moral and political limitations against force, has become a benchmark of peace and a social achievement of modern times. From war torn Europe, the United Nations developed from five major powers with an initial goal to prevent the spread of warfare through peaceful means and to establish and maintain fundamental human rights. Through the past fifty years, this organization has broadened its horizons with auxiliary organizations from peace keeping missions to humanitarian aid, to economic development. However, in a modern example of ethnic cleansing, the UN faces new a new role as a bystander as its power is bypassed by NATO forces. The UN, however, promises to be an