UN leaves Somalis to fight it out

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The UN is completing the withdrawal of its peace-keeping force from Somalia, with the last of the Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Egyptian equipment currently being removed from the country. There are now only a few thousand UN troops there, and all will have left by the end of Feb 1995, following a two-year operation which is estimated to have cost more than $2 billion. The operation has helped to restore a certain degree of stability to the country, and famine is no longer an acute problem. However, it is still feared that looting and fighting will erupt again once the UN troops have withdrawn.

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Aideed's son assumes mantle of power in Somalia

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General Mohamed Farah Aideed, who died recently from wound received during fighting, will be replaced as president of Somalia by his son, Hussein Aideed. Troops loyal to Aideed remain in fierce conflict with those of Ali Mahdi Mohamed, who declared himself president in 1991. Many observers fear that supporters of Aideed will now try to seek revenge for his death, adding to the more than 300,000 Somalis who have already been killed in the fighting.

Influence, Political aspects, Civil war, Aidid, Mohammed Farah

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Marines gear up for rescue mission in Somalia

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US special forces are due to land in Mogadishu, Somalia, soon to cover the withdrawal of the remaining 1,200 Pakistani UN troops there. An earlier US mission in Somalia was unsuccessful, so the special forces undertaking the new operation will ensure that they spend as little time as possible on the ground. Only small numbers of US Marines and Italian troops will go ashore, and some will carry new non-lethal riot-control weapons.

Military assistance, American, American military assistance

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