1992   The United Nations Security Council unanimously passes a resolution approving the creation of a peacekeeping force to ensure humanitarian assistance is distributed equitably in Somalia.

1992   George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. military forces to Somalia to assist in United Nations peacekeeping operations and humanitarian distribution.

1993   During a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Somalia (known as UNOSOM II), U.S. military forces engage in intense fighting with militia fighters loyal to warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid in Mogadishu, Somalia. The incident prompts Bill Clinton to withdraw U.S. troops the following year.

1993   During a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Somalia (known as UNOSOM II), U.S. military forces engage in intense fighting with militia fighters loyal to warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid in Mogadishu, Somalia. The incident prompts Bill Clinton to withdraw U.S. troops the following year.

1995   The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Somalia comes to an end.

1998   A southern region of Somalia declares its independence from Somalia and forms the independent nation of Jubaland. The nation is re-absorbed back into Somalia in 1999.

1998   A southern region of Somalia declares its independence from Somalia and forms the independent nation of Jubaland. The nation is re-absorbed back into Somalia in 1999.