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World Service,11 Dec 2012,9 mins

Operation Restore Hope

Witness History

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In December 1992 US Marines landed on the beaches of Somalia. They were trying to bring security to the United Nations humanitarian aid programme in the country. Their arrival in the dead of night was filmed by waiting journalists. Photo: Associated Press.

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