The Somali History Archive

1990s Archived Articles

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(Work in progress)

Collapse of the state and Civil War 

(1990-1992)

American Black Hawk helicopters flying over Mogadishu during UNOSOM II in 1993. Mogadishu airport, the primary American and UNOSOM base, can be seen on the left.

US/UN intervention in Somalia 

(1992-1995)

Fragmentation, invasion and consolidation 

(1994-1999)