Location
Somalia

Headquarters
Mogadishu

Duration
March 1993 - March 1995

Special Representative of the Secretary-General
Jonathan T. Howe (United States) March 1993 - February 1994
Lansana Kouyate (Guinea) (Acting) February 1994 - June 1994
James Victor Gbeho (Ghana) July 1994 - April 1995

Force Commanders
Lieutenant-General Çevik Bir (Turkey) April 1993 - January 1994
Lieutenant-General Aboo Samah Bin Aboo Bakar (Malaysia) January 1994 - March 1995

Police Commissioners
Chief Superintendent Mike Murphy (Ireland) April - June 1994
Chief Superintendent Selwyn Mettle (Ghana) June 1994 - February 1995

Strength
Authorized, March 1993B4 February 1994
28,000 military and civilian police personnel; there was also provision for approximately 2,800 international and local civilian staff
Authorized, 4 FebruaryB25 August 1994
22,000 all ranks, supported by international and local civilian staff

Authorized, 25 August 1994B2 March 1995
15,000 all ranks, supported by international and local civilian staff
Strength at the start of withdrawal (30 November 1994)
14,968 all ranks, supported by international and local civilian staff

Contributors of Military and Civilian Police Personnel
Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Fatalities
149 military personnel
3 international staff
2 local staff
154 total

Financing
Method of financing
Assessments in respect of a Special Account
Expenditures
$1.6 billion (net)

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