What is Operation Restore Hope?
{{Infobox Military Conflict | conflict = Operation ''Restore Hope'' | image = UNITAF AO Feb 1993.jpg | caption = UNITAF Area of Operations, February 1993 | partof = the [[Somali Civil War]] | date = 9 December 1992 – 4 May 1993<br>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=12|day1=09|year1=1992|month2=05|day2=04|year2=1993}}) | place = [[Somalia]] | casus = | territory = | result = Multinational success | combatant1 = {{Flag|United Nations}} *{{Flag|Australia}} *{{Flag|Belgium}} *{{Flag|Canada}} *{{Flag|France}} *{{flag|Germany}} *{{Flag|Greece}} *{{Flag|India}} *{{flag|Italy}} *{{Flag|Malaysia}} *{{Flag|Pakistan}} *{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} *{{flag|Spain}} *{{Flag|United Kingdom}} *{{Flag|United States}} *Others | combatant2 = [[United Somali Congress]] | commander1 = {{Flagicon|United Nations}} [[Boutros Boutros Ghali]]<br>{{Flagicon|United States}} [[George H. W. Bush]]<br>{{Flagicon|United States}} [[Bill Clinton]]<br/>{{Flagicon|United States|marine corps}} [[Robert B. Johnston]] (UNITAF) | commander2 = [[Mohamed Farrah Aidid]] | strength1 = | strength2 = | casualties1 = '''US:'''<br>43 killed<br>153 wounded<ref>http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf</ref> (Includes UNOSOM II casualties)<br>'''Italy:'''<br>3 killed<br>36 wounded<br>'''Australia:'''<br>1 killed<br>3 wounded<ref>{{cite web |title=United Nations Operation in Somalia UNSOM 1992 |url=http://www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_20244.asp |publisher=Australian War Memorial |accessdate=31 May 2009}}</ref><br>'''Belgium:'''<br>3 killed<br>2+ wounded<br>'''Malaysia:'''<br>1 killed<br>'''Greece:'''<br>1 killed | casualties2 = Not known }} The '''Operation Restore Hope''' was an operation of the [[United States]] and many of its allied countries in [[Somalia]]. The operation was protected by the [[United Nations]]. The United States was the leader of this operation. Somalia was in civil war and many people were dying from [[hunger]] in this [[country]]. The goal of this operation was creating suitable conditio