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First UN Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM I) 1992-1993
Australia: 17 Oct 1992-30 April 1993
Strength: 30 ADF Movement Controllers (Total 90).
AO: Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti
In late 1990 and throughout 1991, Somalia collapsed into clan warfare and then civil war. As 1992 progressed the civil war worsened and the country effectively ceased to function as an organised nation state. Mass starvation and anarchy followed.
Beginning tentatively in September 1992, the UN stepped in to protect the delivery of humanitarian assistance and to reconstitute Somalia as a functioning political, social and economic entity.
On 20 October 1992, the 30 Strong ADF Movement Control Unit (MCU) arrived in Somalia to assist UNOSOM I cope with the influx of assigned forces. UNOSOM I existed until hand-over to UNITAF, then to UNOSOM II.
VEA: Schedule 2
Awards: AASM (75-) Clasp “SOMALIA”, ASM (75-) Clasp “SOMALIA”, UNOSOM Medal.
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