Operation Restore Hope
$1.5B
Cost
25,000
Troops Deployed
43
US Casualties
1,000
Civilian Deaths
Overview
Humanitarian intervention that became Black Hawk Down debacle. 18 Americans killed in Battle of Mogadishu.
Outcome
US withdrew. Somalia remained failed state. Inspired al-Qaeda. Led to US inaction during Rwanda genocide.
Key Fact
The failure in Somalia led to US inaction during Rwanda genocide — 800,000 died in 100 days.