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| Federal Republic of Somalia Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya جمهورية الصومال الفيدرالية | |
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 Light green territory disputed with Somaliland | |
| Capital and largest city | Mogadishu |
| Official languages | Somali Arabic |
| Area | |
• Total | 637,657 km² |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 15,893,219 |
The Federal Republic of Somalia, also known as Somalia, is a country in East Africa.
History
The United States attacked Somalia in 1993 and killed 500 to 1,000 Somalis. They sent troops to secure areas with oil fields owned by four Statesian corporations.[1]
In 2006, Somalia reunified under one government after over a decade of civil war. George W. Bush soon overthrew the government of Somalia with support from Ethiopia under Meles Zenawi.[2]
References
- ↑ William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, 1945 to the Present' (pp. 133–134). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]
- ↑ Chris Banks (2022-05-22). "U.S. troops sent back to Somalia: behind the Pentagon’s latest aggression" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2022-06-20.