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United Nations
The United Nations ask for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait -
Persian Gulf War
Saddam Hussian invades Kuwait in early 1990 -
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Desert Storm begins (Norman Schwarzkopf) -
Saddam Hussian Speech
Accuses Kuwait of taking crude oil
Demands their foreign debt to be taken care of
Conspiracy to keep oil prices down
Says Kuwait is not a "real" country -
Bosnia Independence
Muslim country
Milosevic attacks the capital city
Muslims were outgunned
Mass shootings
Re-population of cities
Rape of females -
UN Resolution 751
Authorizes humanitarian relief efforts
Establishes UN operations in Somalia (UNOSOM)
US airlifts supplies in to pass congested areas -
Operation restore hope
U.S. Marina and Navy Seals arrive in Mogadishu to help secure the area -
Aidid
Aidid starts to attack soldiers
24 Pakistanni soldiers killed and 44 wounded in an attack -
Skirmishes
U.S. attacks Aidid compound by helicopter
went down by attack
4 western journalist are killed and displayed for all to see -
Somalia
Dozens of U.S. troops killed or wounded in fighting in the capital city of Mogadishu -
Bosnia
Sarajevo attacked
68 killed 200 wounded
international call for help -
William Clinton
Military takes hold
Massive NATO bombing forces -
Milosevic
Milosevic is ready to talk about peace
Wright Patterson Air Force Base has agreed to war criminals be prosecuted
30 men prosecuted for war crimes