a decade by firing on U.S. and British aircraft patrolling no-flyzones.(See also Operation Northern Watch, Operation Southern Watch) [RL30172]199295 Somalia:Operation Restore Hope, Somali Civil War: On December 10, 1992, President Bushreported that he had deployed U.S. armed forces to Somalia in response to ahumanitarian crisis and a UN Security Council Resolution in support for UNITAF.The operation came to an end on May 4, 1993. U.S. forces continued toparticipate in the successor United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOMII).(See also Battle of Mogadishu)[RL30172]199395Bosnia: Operation Deny Flight, On April 12, 1993, in response to a UnitedNations Security Council passage of Resolution 816, U.S. and NATO enforced theno-fly zone over the Bosnian airspace, prohibited all unauthorized flights andallowed to "take all necessary measures to ensure compliance with [theno-fly zone restrictions]."1993 Macedonia: OnJuly 9, 1993, President Clinton reported the deployment of 350 U.S. soldiers tothe Republic of Macedonia to participate in the UN Protection Force to helpmaintain stability in the area of former Yugoslavia.[RL30172]1994 Bosnia: BanjaLuka incident, NATO become involved in the first combat situation when NATOU.S. Air Force F-16 jets shot down four of the six Bosnian Serb J-21 Jastrebsingle-seat light attack jets for violating UN-mandated no-fly zone.199495 Haiti:Operation Uphold Democracy, U.S. ships had begun embargo against Haiti. Up to20,000 U.S. military troops were later deployed to Haiti to restoredemocratically-elected Haiti President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from a militaryregime which came into power in 1991 after a major coup.[RL30172]1994 Macedonia: OnApril 19, 1994, President Clinton reported that the U.S. contingent inMacedonia had been increased by a reinforced company of 200 personnel.[RL30172]1995 Bosnia:Operation Deliberate Force, On August 30, 1995, U.S. and NATO aircraft began amajor bombing campaign of Bosnian Serb Army in response to a Bosnian Serbmortar attack on a Sarajevo market that killed 37 people on August 28, 1995.This operation lasted until September 20, 1995. The air campaign along with acombined allied ground force of Muslim and Croatian Army against Serb positionsled to a Dayton Agreement in December 1995 with the signing of warring factionsof the war. As part of Operation Joint Endeavor, U.S. and NATO dispatched theImplementation Force (IFOR) peacekeepers to Bosnia to uphold the Daytonagreement.[RL30172]1996 Liberia:Operation Assured Response, On April 11, 1996, President Clinton reported thaton April 9, 1996 due to the :"deterioration of the security situation andthe resulting threat to American citizens" in Liberia he had ordered U.S.military forces to evacuate from that country "private U.S. citizens andcertain third-country nationals who had taken refuge in the U.S. Embassy compound...."[RL30172]1996 CentralAfrican Republic, Operation Quick Response: On May 23, 1996, President Clintonreported the deployment of U.S. military personnel to Bangui, Central AfricanRepublic, to conduct the evacuation from that country of "private U.S.citizens and certain U.S. government employees", and to provide"enhanced security for the American Embassy in Bangui."[RL30172]United States Marine Corps elements of Joint Task Force Assured Response,responding in nearby Liberia, provided security to the embassy and evacuated448 people, including between 190 and 208 Americans. The last Marines leftBangui on June 22.1996 Kuwait:Operation Desert Strike, American Air Strikes in the north to protect theKurdish population against the Iraqi Army attacks.1996 Bosnia:Operation Joint Guard, On December 21, 1996, U.S.