1993 - The UN flees Somalia: U.S Air Force - aircraft repair, shipment of aid (00:06:54)
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Somalia, formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a coastal nation in East Africa . It currently exists solely in a de jure capacity, which can be described as anarchy. Somalia has no recognized central government authority, no national currency, nor any other feature associated with a remotely-established nation state. De facto authority resides in the hands of the governments for the unrecognized entities of Somaliland , Puntland, and other small rival warlords. Intermittent civil war has been a fact of life in Somalia since 1977. In 1991, the northern portion of the country declared its independence as Somaliland ; although de facto independent and relatively stable compared to the tumultuous south, it has not been recognized by any foreign government. Beginning in 1993, a two-year UN humanitarian effort (primarily in the south) was able to alleviate famine conditions, but when the UN withdrew on March 3, 1995, having suffered significant casualties, order had still not been restored. Yet again another secession from Somalia took place in the northeastern region. The self-proclaimed state took the name Puntland after declaring "temporary" independence in 1998, with the intention that it would participate in any Somali reconciliation to form a new central government.

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discipline officer rank people famine military civil war hunger helicopter war Somalia Marines fighting Mogadishu UN operations refugees Immigration army person aid USA guard fight night U.S. troop withdrawal U.S Air Force soldier aircraft Africa fight attack the Americans The UN flees Somalia refugee airport uniforms victory celebrations of the Somalis 1993

Bulgarian :

1993 г., Сомалия, глад, глад, морски пехотинци, Африка, ООН, САЩ, гражданска война, борба Могадишу, операции на ООН, хеликоптер, атакува американците, борба, борба нощ, парад на Somalis, U.S. войските оттегляне, летище, победата военни, армия, войник, война, дисциплина, униформи, офицер, ранг, охрана, бежанци, бежанци, човек, хора, имиграция, ООН бяга Somalia, U.S военновъздушни сили, въздухоплавателни средства, помощ, ,

Catalan :

1993, Somàlia, fam, fam, Marines, Àfrica, ONU, USA, Guerra Civil, combats de Mogadiscio, UN operacions, helicòpter, atacar els nord-Americans, lluitar, lluitar nit, celebracions de la victòria de la Somalis, U.S. retirada tropes, l'aeroport, militar, exèrcit, soldat, guerra, disciplina, uniformes, funcionari, classificació, Guàrdia, refugiats, refugiats, persona, persones, immigració, l'ONU fuig Somalia, U.S Air Force, avions, ajuts, ,

Chinese Simplified :

1993 年，索马里，饥饿、 饥荒，海军陆战队，非洲，联合国，美国，内战期间，战斗摩加迪沙，联合国行动，直升机，攻击美国，战斗，战斗的 Somalis, U.S.撤军，机场，庆祝胜利的夜晚军事、 军队、 军人、 战争、 纪律、 制服的军官，军衔，警卫难民、 难民、 人、 人民入境事务处、 联合国出逃 Somalia, U.S 空军飞机、 援助，,

Czech :

1993, Somálsko, hlad, hlad, mariňáci, Afrika, OSN, USA, občanská válka, boj Mogadišu, operace OSN, vrtulník, napadají Američany, boj, boj v noci oslavy vítězství Somalis, U.S. stažení vojsk, letiště, vojenské, armáda, voják, válka, disciplína, uniformy, strážníku, hodnost, stráž, uprchlíci, uprchlíků, osoba, lidi, přistěhovalectví, The UN prchá Somalia, U.S Air Force, letadla, pomoc, ,

Dutch :

1993, Somalië, honger, hongersnood, mariniers, Afrika, UN, USA, burgeroorlog, bestrijding van Mogadishu, VN-operaties, helikopter, aanval van de Amerikanen, fight, vechten nacht, overwinning viering van de Somalis, U.S. troep terugtrekking, luchthaven, militaire, leger, soldaat, oorlog, discipline, uniformen, officer, rang, guard, vluchtelingen, vluchtelingen, persoon, mensen, immigratie, de VN vlucht Somalia, U.S luchtmacht, vliegtuigen, steun, ,

Finnish :

1993 Somaliassa, nälkä, nälänhätä, merijalkaväen, Afrikka, YK, Yhdysvallat, sisällissodan taistelut Mogadishussa, YK-operaatioissa, helikopteri, hyökätä amerikkalaiset, taistella, taistella yö, victory juhlat Somalis, U.S. joukkojen vetäytymistä, lentokenttä, sotilas, armeija, sotilas, sota, kurinalaisuus, univormut, upseeri, sijoitus, vartija, pakolaisille, pakolaisten, henkilö, ihmisiä, maahanmuutto, YK: N pakenee Somalia, U.S ilmavoimien ilma, tukea, ,

French :

1993, Somalie, faim, famine, Marines, Afrique, ONU, USA, guerre civile, combats à Mogadiscio, les opérations de l'ONU, hélicoptère, attaquer les américains, lutte, lutte nuit, célébrations de la victoire de la Somalis, U.S. retrait des troupes, aéroport, militaire, armée, soldat, guerre, discipline, uniformes, officier, rang, garde, réfugiés, les réfugiés, personne, personnes, l'Immigration, l'ONU s'enfuit Somalia, U.S Aviation, avion, aides, ,

Italian :

1993, Somalia, la fame, carestia, Marines, Africa, ONU, USA, guerra civile, combattimenti a Mogadiscio, operazioni ONU, elicottero, attaccare gli americani, combattere, combattere di notte, celebrazioni della vittoria del Somalis, U.S. ritiro della truppa, aeroporto, militari, esercito, soldato, guerra, disciplina, uniformi, ufficiale, rango, guardia, rifugiati, profughi, persona, persone, l'immigrazione, l'ONU fugge Somalia, U.S Air Force, aerei, aiuto, ,

Latvian :

1993, Somālija, bada, bads, Marines, Āfrika, ANO, ASV, pilsoņu kara cīņām Mogadīšo, ANO operācijas, helikopteru, uzbrukums amerikāņi, cīņa, cīņa naktī, uzvaras svinībās Somalis, U.S. karaspēka atsaukšanu, lidosta, rais, armijas, karavīrs, kara, disciplīnu, uniformas, virsnieks, rangs, aizsargs, bēgļu, bēgļu, personu, cilvēku, imigrācija, ANO flees Somalia, U.S gaisa spēku lidaparātiem, atbalstu, ,

Portuguese :

1993, Somália, fome, fome, fuzileiros, África, ONU, EUA, Guerra Civil, lutando de Mogadíscio, as operações da ONU, helicóptero, atacar os americanos, lutar, lutar contra a noite, celebrações de vitória da Somalis, U.S. retirada das tropas, aeroporto, militar, exército, soldado, guerra, disciplina, uniformes, oficial, classificação, guarda, refugiados, refugiados, pessoa, pessoas, imigração, The UN foge Somalia, U.S força aérea, aeronaves, ajuda, ,

Slovenian :

1993, Somalija, lakota, lakota, Marines, Afrika ZN, ZDA, državljanske vojne, boj Mogadiš, operacijah ZN, helikopter, napadejo Američani, boj, boj noč, zmago praznovanja Somalis, U.S. troop umik, letališča, vojaško vojske, vojaka, vojni, discipline, uniforme, častnik, rank, straže, beguncev, za begunce, oseba, ljudi, priseljevanje, The ZN beži Somalia, U.S Air Force, letala, pomoč, ,

Vietnamese :

Năm 1993, Somalia, đói kém, nạn đói, thủy quân lục chiến, Châu Phi, Liên Hiệp Quốc, Mỹ, cuộc nội chiến, chiến đấu Mogadishu, UN hoạt động, máy bay trực thăng, tấn công lực lượng Mỹ, chiến đấu, chiến đấu ban đêm, Lễ kỷ niệm chiến thắng của Somalis, U.S. thu hồi tàu chở binh lính, xe, quân đội, quân đội, người lính, chiến tranh, kỷ luật, đồng phục, sĩ quan, xếp hạng, bảo vệ, người tị nạn, tị nạn, người, con người, xuất nhập cảnh, The UN Somalia, U.S không quân, máy bay, viện trợ, chạy trốn.,

Peck, Fred

(American marine-Somalia) , speaking English:
-  "They observed us rather as a curiosity. I am sure that the people in Somalia had never seen things like what we took with us. First of all amphibious vehicles, then enormous hovercrafts with which we could go straight from water to the sandy beach. We had a program which could have been Disneyland for them."

Sufi, Basi Mohamed

(Former employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) , speaking English:
-  "It was inhuman. People were walking on the streets as ghosts – nothing but skin and bones."

Sufi, Basi Mohamed

(Former employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) , speaking English:
-  "We took the road each morning with small baskets to find aqueducts to get some drinking water. Then drop by drop, sometimes even waiting for 2-3 hours, we collected a bit of water."

Sufi, Basi Mohamed

(Former employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) , speaking English:
-  "The whole city echoed from the bomb-explosions. I think even some shops broke into flames. The crackle of machine-guns could be heard everywhere. It was not secure to stay in Mogadishu anymore."

Oakley, Robert

(Special commissioner at the American embassy in Somalia) , speaking English:
-  "Everybody was satisfied at this time. Equanimity was everywhere; the people got food and medical attendance. We felt we fulfilled our mission."

Oakley, Robert

(Special commissioner at the American embassy in Somalia) , speaking English:
-  "The provisions became weapons. If someone could keep the enemy away from food, it was a success. It was even better to keep the food for themselves because then he could eat, change it to weapons or even sell it. It was a horrible situation, people died in quantities."

Peck, Fred

(American marine-Somalia) , speaking English:
-  "We wanted to prove for them, how better we were. We wanted to let them know, that we were strong, we were harsh, we had weapons, and if you made trouble, we would kill you."

Floyd, Dawid W.

(United States - sea forces) , speaking English:
-  "The hate, the revenge and the inimical feelings took over on both sides. It was just unbelievable."

Floyd, Dawid W.

(United States - sea forces) , speaking English:
-  "The dew was so thick we could hardly see the earth. As soon as we jumped out from the helicopters, they shot at us. When we reached the ground, we knew it was an absolutely different commission. We were in a jam from that moment onwards, when we touched down."

Floyd, Dawid W.

(United States - sea forces) , speaking English:
-  "Often we couldn’t even assess, from where they were firing at us, from window or from the corner of the street. They were all around us. We couldn’t say that the enemy was here or there. We were right in the middle of the problem, as we just clogged into a wasp’s nest."

Floyd, Dawid W.

(United States - sea forces) , speaking English:
-  "We were continuously under fire for about 15 or 16 hours. And our munitions just got less and less. We were extremely thirsty – and even our water-resources were about running out."

Floyd, Dawid W.

(United States - sea forces) , speaking English:
-  "The ones, who could still walk, split into smaller groups and tried to get out from the trap behind the cars in the two sides of the street. To shoot and run – this was their plan."

Davis, Dr. James

(politologist about Somalia, 1993) , speaking English:
-  "The pictures were really shocking, and I think they had a huge response. These pictures were forcing the decision: the American troops were pulled out and they could return home."

Floyd, Dawid W.

(United States - sea forces) , speaking English:
-  "If we investigated the case holistically – the Somali action from the beginning till the end – then it turned out, that the different clans were fighting against each other again and again. There was no hope for a central government and the starvation was there again – so we have to state, that the intervention was not successful."