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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1992
Page
7
President Bush tells Marines upon arrival in Somalia that the relief operation is in A-1 style and that Desert Storm proved the United States has the finest fighting forces in the world. He frames the mission as a demonstration of military strength and resolve.
In Baidoa, Somalia, relief efforts by agencies led by the International Committee of the Red Cross eased a famine that killed thousands. As Bush arrives, Marine security accompanies aid delivery, but riots and food misallocation challenge the effort while survivors return to farms and hopeful crops emerge.
French military authorities report a young Somali man attempted to breach the Mogadishu embassy compound by crossing razor wire around the parking area at about 2:30 a.m. Two French soldiers shouted orders and fired warning shots. when the intruder advanced he was shot and killed. The communique does not state if he was armed.
A limited U S contingent in Somalia, led by Maj. Don Burlingham aboard a CH-46 Sea Knight, provides escort for food trucks as President Bush visits. Four weeks into the operation, about 14 000 U S troops remain and rely on mobility and air cover to deter sniper threats in Mogadishu and hinterland routes.
President George H W Bush will spend a half hour at Baidoa’s war and famine orphanage in Somalia on New Year’s morning. The facility houses about 364 children ages 3 to 14, many lacking uniforms, beds, medicines, and transport, with seven relief groups aiding but needs vast.
President Bush arrives in Somalia after an 18 hour journey and spends about 24 hours in the country aboard the USS Tripoli. He plans visits to American troops and an orphanage in Baidoa and to the 10th Mountain Division's headquarters in Belidoyle, amid tense security and ongoing gunfire in Mogadishu.
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