United Nations Security Council resolution 837, adopted unanimously on 6 June 1993, after reaffirming resolutions

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(1993), the Council condemned the attacks on the

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(UNOSOM II) in which 24

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i troops deployed in the

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were killed and 56 injured, including 1 Italian and 3 American soldiers. Acting under

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, the Council re-emphasised the importance of the early implementation of the disarmament of all Somali parties, factions and movements, as well as neutralizing radio broadcasting systems that contributed to attacks towards United Nations forces. It also demanded that all parties in Somalia comply with the commitments they had undertaken in the agreements they concluded at the informal Preparatory Meeting on Somali Political Reconciliation in

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, Ethiopia, reaffirming that the

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is authorised to take action against those responsible for the armed attacks against UNOSOM II to establish its authority throughout Somalia. The Council concluded by encouraging the deployment of all UNOSOM II contingents to meet the full requirements of 28,000 men; urging Member States to contribute equipment to the Operation; and for the Secretary-General to report back on the situation within seven days of the adoption of the current resolution. Based on this resolution, the decision was made to arrest General

Mohamed Farrah Aidid Mohamed Farrah Hassan Aidid ( so, Maxamed Faarax Xasan Caydiid; ar, محمد فرح حسن عيديد; 15 December 1934 – 1 August 1996) was a Somali general and diplomat. Educated in both Rome and Moscow, he served as a chief in the Italian ...

of the

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(SNA). Though Aidids name appeared on an early draft of the resolution, it was removed by the Americans on account of a lack of tangible evidence. Instead the Americans, ''"...pushed hard to identify the SNA"'' according to U.S. Special Envoy to Somalia

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. The SNA was consequently directly named, and became an enemy of UNOSOM. As the leader of the Somali National Alliance, Aidid was still held accountable, although he was not captured.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 1993 0837 1993 in Somalia 0837 United Nations operations in Somalia June 1993 events

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