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Mahamed Siad Barre is removed form power. The clans fight against each other for power, killing thousands. Starting the Somalia Civil War.
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(I don't know the month) U.S Marinies land their plane near Somalia to try to start the peace process.
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US Amry Rangers where killed by Somalia mitlitas. Soon starting another intense battle. More than one hundred Somalians died.
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After an unsuccessful misson,and US Rangers killed. The US decides to drop the misson.
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United Nations peacekeepers leave, having not making an impact on Somalia.
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Mohamed Farah dies, leaving his son Hussein to continue his act.
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Clan leaders and older figures meet in Djibouti, elected Abdulkassim Slata Hassan for president of Somalia.
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Somalia warlords, followed by Ethiopa, did not support transitional admisinstation.
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The US announces it will and prepares to send military support and marines to Somalia. This may have been because it was suspected that al-Queda would flee there.
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Delegates at a peace conference agree to form a Somalian Federal Government, despite the ongoing clan violence.
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3 days of fighting between enemy clans in Northwestern Somalia kills more than 40 people and wounds about 90.
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Opposing militias fought over barren dessert land causing over 80 casualties.
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The feuding clan leaders agree to form a government based along clan lines.
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The Somalian Parliament passed a motion of no-confidence against the prime minister and his cabinet, knocking the government off its last leg. They accused Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Gedi of not respecting the power sharing agreement agreed to by the warlords and major clans.
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East African leaders announced that millions faced famine due to poor rainfall.
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The Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism was created with US support to help curb the Islamic Courts, hunt down extremists, and foil plans for terrorists attacks.
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Fighting is renewed between islamic extremists and secular warlord, casualties are high.
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Chaos
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Resolution 2002 (2011) was passed by the UN Security Council; calls for the boycott of al-Shabbab controls ports, calls against the recruiting/abuse of children, and asks for support protecting humanitarian groups .
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Al-Shabaab has been leaving the towns and villages it had strategically captured, but it still ruthlessly picks off Government Officials, Journalists, Civilians, and many others. The Somali Pirates are also an issue, they have captured hundred of ships and ruthlessly kill their crews and/or hold them hostage.
