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A peacekeeping mission gone wrong. Operation Restore Hope in Somalia quickly became a deadly battle. The United States made the decision to aid the United Nations in a mission to bring food to the Somali citizens. The Somali government used their money for weapons, and not for food for their citizens. When the United Nations started bringing food to Somalia, the Somali government didn’t want them to, and they started conflict. The conflict escalated, and the United States took action. This included shootouts, explosives, and the death of Somali citizens, Somali fighters, and Marines. The combat force was brutal. The United States left Somalia after one of their helicopters was shot down. In the early 1990s the United States was involved …show more content…

When the conflict erupted in combat, these were the main weapons soldiers used. At first, when they were giving food, the tanks were just for protection. When the war progressed, tanks were used for both protection and weapons. The guns were the most used weapon in Somali. As the combat grew deadlier, the use of these weapons progressed, and ended in firefights, leaving many dead. The combat was started by Somali fighters when they opened fire on a plane delivering food. After that, an American helicopter was shot down. The eruption of combat in Somalia caused devastating results.

The United States was involved in a peacekeeping mission in Somalia, Operation
Restore Hope, that grew into a war, and left many United States Marines dead. The United States failed the mission, wasting money, time, resources, and troops. Operation Restore Hope went from peacekeeping to shootouts and combat, with devastating results. When Somali government heard about the operation, they sent in troops to investigate. The combat in Somalia broke out quickly and caused a use of new weapons. The tanks started getting used, and the guns were upgraded. The peacekeeping mission that the United States was involved in ended in combat and a loss of

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