Episodes
(6)Overview
Status
Ongoing
Duration
23 January 1992 - Present
(almost 32 years)
Objectives
Counter-terrorism, Cease hostilities, Agreement negotiation, Peace enforcement, Peacebuilding, Human rights, Support humanitarian efforts
Sanction Types
- Travel (individual travel ban)
- Asset freeze (individual / entity)
- Arms (arms imports and exports embargo)
- Commodity (charcoal exports ban)
Secondary sanctions on Eritrea during Somalia EP3 and Somalia EP4. For more information, please consult the Eritrea sanctions regime.
Non-UN Sanctions
Regional (EU), Unilateral (US)
Other Policy Instruments
Diplomacy, Peace operations, Use of military force, Covert measures
Background
Following the overthrow of the military dictatorship of Siad Barre in January 1991, a power struggle ensued between different militia factions (or clans) within Somalia, particularly between Mohamed Farah Aideed and Ali Mahdi Mohamed. During the civil war that followed, an estimated 350,000 Somalis died of war, disease, and famine, and images of famine were displayed worldwide.
Episodes
For the analysis of the connected Eritrea case, please see the the Eritrea sanctions regime. The analysis of the Somalia case is divided into the following episodes (also navigable via the numbers in the top bar):
