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    The United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II) was the second phase of the United Nations intervention in Somalia and took place from March 1993...
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    in Somalia II (UNOSOM II) phase of the UN intervention in the Somali Civil War. Carried out by American QRF troops on behalf of UNOSOM II, the raid was...
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    1993. It was established to replace United Nations Operation in Somalia I (UNOSOM I), which had been deployed in April 1992 in response to the 1992 famine—a...
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    Farrah Aidid, leader of the Somali National Alliance who was wanted by the UNOSOM II in response to his attacks against United Nations troops. The operation...
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  • against the Pakistani peacekeeping contingent of UNOSOM II. The incident was provoked by an attempt by UNOSOM troops to inspect or shut down Radio Mogadishu...
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    United Nations Operation in Somalia I (UNOSOM I) was the first part of a United Nations (UN) sponsored effort to provide, facilitate, and secure humanitarian...
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    Following the 5 June 1993 clash that resulted in the death of dozens of UNOSOM II troops, the SNA—and by extension, Aidid—were blamed, causing him to become...
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    by UNOSOM II—against Somali National Alliance (SNA) fighters and other insurgents in south Mogadishu. The battle took place during the UNOSOM II phase...
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    the famine was largely over. In March of 1993, UNITAF transitioned to UNOSOM II. Of the approximately 100,000 lives saved as a result of various form...
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    Somali Civil War, he served as deputy commander of the military element of UNOSOM II and would later spend three years as U.S. representative to the NATO Military...
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  • against the second phase of the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM II) during the insurgency that emerged against foreign troops in the latter...
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    1995, bringing a conclusion to the United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II). Commanded by the United States, two ships of the Pakistan Navy, five...
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    would publicly accuse UNOSOM II of engaging in colonialism and "imperialist designs". These broadcasts greatly incensed UNOSOM officials and consequently...
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    This precipitated the arrival of UNOSOM I UN military observers in July 1992, followed by the larger UNITAF and UNOSOM II missions. Following an armed conflict...
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    appointed the Commander of UNOSOM II forces. His appointment also saw the United Nations revise the mandate of UNOSOM II to stop using "coercive methods"...
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    While the UN Security Council Resolution 954, extended the UN mandate for UNOSOM II in Somalia to March 1995, the United States and other NATO members of...
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  • This effort was assisted by the United Nations Operation in Somalia I (UNOSOM I) mission, in light of a severe food crisis initiated and exacerbated by...
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    Somalia II (UNOSOM II)". Department of Public Information. 21 March 1997. Retrieved 6 May 2012. "UNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN SOMALIA II - (UNOSOM II)". Archived...
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  • On 13 June 1993, an element of the Pakistani contingent of UNOSOM II opened fire with a machine gun onto a crowd of protestors in Mogadishu, Somalia,...
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  • until its duties were assumed by the UNITAF mission in December 1992 UNOSOM II, an operation from March 1993 until March 1995 UNITAF, an operation from...
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  • According to Professor Raphael Chijioke Njoku, the American contingent of UNOSOM II responded to the CIA's intelligence by launching a helicopter attack that...
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  • American special forces conducting Operation Gothic Serpent in support of UNOSOM II and was released in January 1994. In a battle between him and Aidid in...
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  • Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II) – 1993 to 1994 Operation Vijay – 1999 Operation Rakshak – 1994 to 1996 and 2006 to 2009 Operation Hifazat II – 2000 to 2003...
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    Angola Verifications Missions, UNAVEM I, UNAVEM II, and UNAVEM III. They were also in Somalia, with UNOSOM I, the U.S.-led Unified Task Force (UNITAF), known...
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    continued on through the 1992–95 United Nations missions to Somalia (UNOSOM I, UNOSOM II, and UNITAF), until Aidid's eventual death in 1996. During the 1992...
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  • Malaysia Battalion (MALBATT) of the United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II). Mat Aznan was posthumously awarded the Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa...
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    Wiesel has been used in several of the Bundeswehr's missions abroad (UNOSOM II, IFOR, SFOR, KFOR, TFH, ISAF). The Wiesel was developed for the West German...
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    Force, which provided security until the U.N. created UNOSOM II in May 1993. In spite of some UNOSOM II success in the countryside, the situation in Mogadishu...
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    While the UN Security Council Resolution 954, extended the UN mandate for UNOSOM II in Somalia to March 1995, the United States and other NATO members of...
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    Somalia he oversaw UNOSOM II operations including the 'Bloody Monday' raid which killed dozens and was a decisive turning point in the UNSOM II mission. Howe...
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