Operation Restore Hope

The Operation Restore Hope was an operation of the United States and many of its allied countries in Somalia. The operation was protected by the United Nations. The United States was the leader of this operation. Somalia was in civil war and many people were dying from hunger in this country. The goal of this operation was creating suitable conditions and calming down the situation in Somalia for helping the Somali people who needed food in the southern part of this country.

Operation Restore Hope
Part of the Somali Civil War
UNITAF Area of Operations, February 1993
Date 9 December 1992 – 4 May 1993 (4 months, 3 weeks and 4 days) Location Somalia Result Multinational success
Belligerents
United Nations Australia Belgium Canada France Germany Greece India Italy Malaysia Pakistan Saudi Arabia Spain United Kingdom United States Others	United Somali Congress
Commanders and leaders
Boutros Boutros Ghali George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton Robert B. Johnston (UNITAF)	Mohamed Farrah Aidid
Casualties and losses
US: 43 killed 153 wounded (Includes UNOSOM II casualties) Italy: 3 killed 36 wounded Australia: 1 killed 3 wounded Belgium: 3 killed 2+ wounded Malaysia: 1 killed Greece: 1 killed	Not known

After the killing of several Pakistani peacekeepers, the United Nations Security Council ordered the allied forces by the Resolution 837, that they can do anything for sending the humanitarian aid to the Somali people in accordance to Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. This operation was successful.