Peace Operations: Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Somalia (Letter Report,
06/09/94, GAO/NSIAD-94-175).

As of April 1994, about 90 U.S. government personnel remained in
Somalia, about 70 of them military personnel. The military mission is
limited to providing security and assistance to the U.S. Liaison Office
and contract administration assistance to U.N. forces. The United States
plans to withdraw almost all military personnel, but a firm date for
withdrawal has yet to be set. The United States has sold more than $44
million worth of equipment to the U.N. and leased other items for almost
$4 million for use by military contingents attached to the U.N. force.
Before the sale and lease of these items, the Army studied the impact of
these transactions and concluded that they would not harm unit
readiness. The U.N. forces in Somalia have replaced the logistics
capability lost when the United States withdrew. Officials from the
U.N., State Department, and the Pentagon are confident that the U.N.
forces should be able to carry out their mandate at current troop
levels, although Pentagon officials caution that an escalation in
inter-clan fighting could undermine the success of the mission being
performed by the U.N. forces in Somalia.

--------------------------- Indexing Terms -----------------------------

 REPORTNUM:  NSIAD-94-175
     TITLE:  Peace Operations: Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Somalia
      DATE:  06/09/94
   SUBJECT:  Military operations
             Logistics
             International cooperation
             Military materiel
             Armed forces abroad
             Military withdrawal
             Foreign military sales
             Combat readiness
             Spare parts
             Military personnel
IDENTIFIER:  Somalia
             Mogadishu (Somalia)
             M113A2 Armored Personnel Carrier
             M60A3 Tank
             AH-1S Helicopter
             OH-58C Helicopter
             Egypt
             Pakistan
             India
             
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