Principles of Military Operations Other Than War as Applied to the United Nations Operation in Somalia II.

Abstract

IN APRIL 1992, THE UNITED NATIONS ESTIMATED THAT 4.5 MILLION SOMALIS, NEARLY 65% OF THE COUNTRY'S POPULATION, REQUIRED EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE. LATER THAT MONTH, THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVED RESOLUTIONS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID AND FACILITATE THE END OF HOSTILITIES IN SOMALIA. THE SCOPE OF U.S. MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN SOMALIA IS DISCUSSED, OUTLINING THE DIFFERENCES AMONG THE THREE DISTINCT PHASES KNOWN AS THE UNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN SOMALIA 1 (UNOSOM 1), UNITED TASK FORCE (UNITAF), AND UNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN SOMALIA 2 (UNOSOM 2). ALTHOUGH MUCH HAS BEEN WRITTEN ON ALL THREE OPERATIONS, THIS PAPER WILL FOCUS PRIMARILY ON UNOSOM 2. WITH REPORTS THAT SOMALIA HAS LARGELY REVERTED TO ITS PRE-INTERVENTION STATE WITH NO VIABLE GOVERNMENT AND CLANS RESORTING TO VIOLENCE TO GAIN POWER, THERE IS LITTLE EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT SUCCESS WAS ACHIEVED IN SOMALIA DURING UNOSOM 2. IN JANUARY 1993, FOUR MONTHS BEFORE THE FORMAL TRANSFER OF COMMAND FROM UNITAF TO UNOSOM 2, THE CENTER FOR ARMY LESSONS LEARNED PUBLISHED A PRIMER ON SOMALIA THAT INCLUDED A DETAILED OUTLINE OF THE EMERGING DOCTRINE FROM FM 100-5: PRINCIPLES OF MILITARY OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR (MOOTW). THIS PAPER WILL EXPLORE THE EXTENT THAT EACH PRINCIPLE OF MOOTW WAS APPLIED TO UNOSOM 2 AND SEEK TO DETERMINE IF THE COLLAPSE OF THAT OPERATION RESULTED FROM A FAILURE TO INCORPORATE THE EMERGING DOCTRINE.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 1997
Accession Number
ADA325087

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  • Lee S. Gingery

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  • Naval War College

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  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Operations
  • Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Task Forces
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Urban Areas
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.