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This 5 page paper discusses the UN missions in Somalia and Cyprus. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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and the characteristics of those operations that allow one to assert that they are both traditional peace operations as defined in UNFICYP; and that they are peace enforcement operations as
defined in UNOSOM. The paper also examines the evolution of peacekeeping operations from Cyprus to Somalia. Discussion The place to start is probably to unscramble the alphabet soup. UNFICYP stands
for "United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyrus" while UNOSOM stands for "United Nations Operations in Somalia." UNITAF is the acronym for "Unified Task Force." Well begin with Cyprus, an island
nation with a very troubled history. It had been occupied or changed hands numerous times over the centuries, but the United Nations involvement dates back to 1964, and a clash
between Greek and Turkish Cypriots over control of the island. Although Turkey had previously laid claim to Cyprus, it was "annexed to the British Empire" at the beginning of
World War I, and in 1925, "formally declared a British Crown Colony" (Zacharia, 1999). When the creation of the colony was announced, Turks living on the island had the choice
of remaining their or being repatriated to Turkey, and a number chose to remain (Zacharia, 1999). Relations between Turks and Greeks on Cyprus were cordial until 1955, when the Greek
Cypriots began to work to gain independence from Britain (Zacharia, 1999). When they failed to gain independence by diplomatic means, they took up arms; Britain then approached Turkey and asked
it to intervene by means of its citizens on the island (Zacharia, 1999). Britain also threatened to partition the island into Greek and Turkish sections, but if the threat was
meant to discourage the struggle, it backfired (Zacharia, 1999). "Instead, the partition of Cyprus became an objective of Turkish foreign policy and a number of Turkish Cypriots took up arms
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