The History Of Somalia

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Introduction
This paper will analyze the internal problems of Somalia and examine the main causes of Al-Shabaab decline since the 2012
Historical Facts of Somalia
- During the Conference Of Berlin 1884 Somalia was separated between Italy, France, and United Kingdom.
- In Article 23 of the Paris Peace Treaty, Italy renounced all rights and title to its colony in the Horn of Africa. UN General Assembly on November 21, 1949, placed The Italian Somaliland under an international trusteeship for 10 years. Meanwhile. On July 1, 1960, British Somaliland joined the rest of the region under the UN control and officially formed The Republic Somalia.
- In 1969 During a long war with Ethiopia for a territorial dispute (1964 -1977) general Siad Barre took control of Somalia and established a socialist dictatorship with the support of the Soviet Union.
- In 1979 the Somali population started a big opposition to Siad Barre’s regime. The country was separated in supporters and opponents of the regime, which lead to a tremendous civil war.
- In 1992 after the death of Siad Barre, the US with the permission of the UN Security Council started the Restore Hope Operation to stabilize the country. Other countries participated to the mission, but after the famous Black Hack Down the all contingent withdrew.
- In June 2006 the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and Al-Shabaab (AS) wrested control of the capital Mogadishu.
- The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) asked for an international intervention to stabilize the country and fight the Islamic fundamentalism. Ethiopia invaded Somalia and ICU and AS retired to the south.
Raise of Al-Shabaab
The fall of the Siad Barre’s regime and the outbreak of the civil war benefited the raise of different fundame...

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...ion instable. The persistence of the international community is going to be crucial for Somalia. The AMISOM has been the most effective and beneficial for the country, and is going to be crucial for the future of Somalia. The majority of the Somali population is thankful to the international community especially to the AMISOM mission and their long work. However the AMISOM mission cannot be the future of Somalia, and the real problem is for how long the Somali population will tolerate the presence of the foreign community? The international community must start to give a real future for the country. In the future Somalia must be free from any international intervention. For many years the western countries have controlled the country, creating fake government. Somalia needs a real political class able to stake the stage and be ultimately responsible for the country.

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