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| June 1993 attack on Pakistanis | |||||
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| Part of UNOSOM II | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Somali National Alliance | |||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
 25 killed, 59 wounded  3 wounded  2 wounded |
16 - 35 killed, 350 injured (Per. SNA) | ||||
The June 5th 1993 attack on the Pakistani military was a major confrontation that occurred concurrently in different parts of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, between Somali citizens & militias against the Pakistani peacekeeping contingent of UNOSOM II.
The incident was provoked by an inspection or shut-down attempt of the Somali National Alliance (SNA) controlled Radio Mogadishu by UNOSOM troops.[1][2] The SNA, under the leadership of General Mohammed Farah Aidid, denied initiating the attack and demanded an unbiased commission to ascertain the culprits.[3] A UN inquiry the following year concluded that, although the attack was probably not premeditated, the SNA was most likely responsible.[2]
The event marked a seminal moment for the United Nations operation in Somalia. It was the deadliest loss of UN peacekeepers since the Congo in 1961 and would lead to UNOSOM II being primarily characterized by the hunt for General Aidid. Following the passing of UNSCR 837 on 6 June 1993, UNOSOM II and the SNA would engage in a devastating four month long conflict until the cessation of hostilities following the Battle of Mogadishu.
- ^ Glickman, Harvey, ed. (1995). Ethnic conflict and democratization in Africa. African Studies Assoc. Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-918456-74-8.
On June 5, UNOSOM provoked the USC-SNA militia into the deadly encounter over the Mogadishu Radio Station.
- ^ a b Secretary-General, Un (1994-06-01). "UN Commission of Inquiry Established under Security Council Resolution 885 (1994) to Investigate Armed Attacks on UNOSOM II": 22.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Aidid wants neutral commission to investigate bloodbath". Agence France Presse. 7 June 1993.
Mohamed Farah Aidid, on Monday urged the U.N. Security Council to appoint a "neutral commission" to investigate clashes in Mogadishu that killed 22 Pakistani U.N. troops. General Aidid accused the Pakistani troops of sparking the fighting by firing into a crowd of civilians
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