"Come on, there's no way that this could turn into a massive and horrific clusterfuck"

Explanation: In 1993, there was an ongoing UN peacekeeping operation in Somalia, which had descended into a prolonged and brutal civil war at the expense of the civilian population. The SNA in particular was singled out for ushering in a period of chaos and famine in Somalia. The US was a major contributor of the operation, and would eventually exercise the dominant military arm by the number of troops contributed. While the famine was ended, UN forces, in the post-Cold War environment, sought to establish a stable democracy in Somalia as well.

After a horrific intel fuck-up known as “Bloody Monday”, wherein what the CIA, the intelligence arm of the USA, reported was a gathering of SNA military leaders, including the head of the SNA, was actually a meeting of SNA internal opposition and dissidents, was struck by UN forces, the UN lost much of its diplomatic clout in the conflict. Accordingly, attacks on UN, and especially US forces escalated.

The US attempted another, more ‘precise’ strike to capture head figures of the SNA a few months later in Mogadishu, which was supposed to last only an hour.

Instead, it lasted a day, with the loss of two helicopters and dozens of US troops. Malayasian and Pakistani UN forces would be called in to help rescue the Americans from the debacle, and the disaster would be instrumental in the withdrawal of US forces from Somalia - which would leave subsequent UN missions in the region short-staffed, and unable to achieve even the limited success of the initial intervention. UN forces would subsequently withdraw, and then be criticized for withdrawing as the Somali Civil War continued while the internationally recognized government struggled to maintain even limited control.

UN and African Union forces, especially Kenya and Ethiopia, have had considerable success in stabilizing Somalia since renewed efforts starting in 2007, though irregular warfare continues in the south of the country.

Explanation: In 1993, there was an ongoing UN peacekeeping operation in Somalia, which had descended into a prolonged and brutal civil war at the expense of the civilian population. The SNA in particular was singled out for ushering in a period of chaos and famine in Somalia. The US was a major contributor of the operation, and would eventually exercise the dominant military arm by the number of troops contributed. While the famine was ended, UN forces, in the post-Cold War environment, sought to establish a stable democracy in Somalia as well.

After a horrific intel fuck-up known as “Bloody Monday”, wherein what the CIA, the intelligence arm of the USA, reported was a gathering of SNA military leaders, including the head of the SNA, was actually a meeting of SNA internal opposition and dissidents, was struck by UN forces, the UN lost much of its diplomatic clout in the conflict. Accordingly, attacks on UN, and especially US forces escalated.

The US attempted another, more ‘precise’ strike to capture head figures of the SNA a few months later in Mogadishu, which was supposed to last only an hour.

Instead, it lasted a day, with the loss of two helicopters and dozens of US troops. Malayasian and Pakistani UN forces would be called in to help rescue the Americans from the debacle, and the disaster would be instrumental in the withdrawal of US forces from Somalia - which would leave subsequent UN missions in the region short-staffed, and unable to achieve even the limited success of the initial intervention. UN forces would subsequently withdraw, and then be criticized for withdrawing as the Somali Civil War continued while the internationally recognized government struggled to maintain even limited control.

UN and African Union forces, especially Kenya and Ethiopia, have had considerable success in stabilizing Somalia since renewed efforts starting in 2007, though irregular warfare continues in the south of the country.