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SOMALIA UNITAF

(4 March 1993 - 3 March 1994)

The situation in Somalia

deteriorated in 1990, when the

Somalian Army had been disbanded.

The arms depots were pillaged, tribes

were equipped with arms and civil war

broke out.

ith the !"1 #esolution, dated April 199$, the %& Security 'ouncil

(%&S)* decided to establish %&+S+ - (%nited &ations +peration in

Somalia*, in order to deal with the situation and prevent the oncoming con lict.

The /orce consisted o soldiers rom akistan and + icers rom various

countries as +bservers.

-n September 199$, the above %& /orce, ailing to ul ill set goals, were

isolated and cut o in a building comple , trying to sustain their presence in

the country, despite the immense security and survival problems.

!923451$59$ %&S' #esolution authori6ed another operation to be

conducted by %&-TA/ (%nity Task /orce*, under the name 7#estore 8ope ,

rom :ecember 199$ to ay 1994. The /orce was under %S';&T'+

command and consisted o 2".000 men ($

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until 199", so that a government would be established and the State to

unction again.

-n ay 1994, %&-S+ - was succeeded by %&-S+ --, in compliance

with the

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@0 success ul missions o ood distribution in cooperation with

the 8umanitarian +rgani6ation 7'+&';#&

Assignment o medical sta to the medical centre at %a6id,

under the supervision o the 8ellenic team o the 7:octors o theorld +rgani6ation.

#epair and construction o roads, squares, sports ields,

playgrounds, power networks, orphanage homes etc.

;ven though that there have been a number o con licts between %.&.

/orces and Aidit5led orces, the )reek %nit did not get involved. 8owever, it

su ered one casualty in a rebel ambush on the 12th o +ctober 1994, whereSergeant Soubouros ichail was killed, while escorting civilian vehicles o the

7'+&';#& 8umanitarian +rgani6ation.

The )reek /orce, in cooperation with si (@* doctors o 7:octors o the

orld +rgani6ation, reopened the abandoned hospital at Ba6it. =y this

action, the /orce gained in popularity with local population. /our )reek

doctors rom the 7:octors o the orld +rgani6ation developed remarkable

activities and assisted many people. Cocal population, as well as other

Services o the ;.%. %&-';/ and the %.&., appreciated those activities

greatly. The )reek doctors were repatriated on the 11 th o arch 1992, a ter

)liptis )eorgios, 8ead o the +rphanage home at %a6it was killed, during an

armed con lict.

The 8ellenic 'ontingent in Somalia was repatriated on the 4rd o

arch 1992 a ter having concluded its mission.

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