Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa, bordered by the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian ocean to the east, and shares land borders with Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the west, and Kenya to the southwest. Its strategic position makes it a significant point for maritime trade routes. The country's terrain is largely characterized by plateaus, plains, and highlands.
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in Somolia in 1955
Mogadishu, Somolia
Operation Restore Hope was deemed complete by President Clinton.
Somalia's area is 637,657 km2 (42nd) or 246,200 sq miles.
The Hildebrant's Starling is found from Etheopia and Somolia down to Kenya in Africa. It is migratory.
Yes, with what many would say was a vastly insufficient force. See the movie Black Hawk Down.
Why should the onus be on the US to provide protection against the current pirate situation when so many other nations' hostages are being held?
Why? What country is there to fight? They were starving in 1992 (Somolia)... hence the operation "Restore Hope"...when they became violent...and peace keepers had to leave (see film Black Hawk Down).
"No fly zone" operations were conducted post Desert Storm (in Iraq). Operation Restore Hope in Somolia was the next operation in 1993 (see film: Black Hawk Down).
Kenya is bordered by Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the northwest, Ethiopia to the north, and Somalia to the northeast. It also has a coastline along the Indian Ocean to the southeast.
Vietnam, like Korea, WW2, WW1, etc. were wars fought AGAINST another nation. Operation Restore Hope (Somolia) was feeding starving people in that region (a humanitarian effort); the situation got out of hand, and violence erupted.