of forceful disarmament of Somali factions, an effort that antagonized the Aidid's forces and sharpened tensions. The commission questioned the merit of the aggressive UNOSOM peacekeeping strategy and argued that the U.N. should not have abandoned its neutral role in Somalia. The inquiry criticized the United States for operating under a separate military command and leading raids against Aidid that were not coordinated with UNOSOM officers. The commission condemned the use of American combat helicopters over the heavily populated neighborhoods of Mogadishu and criticized tactics as "incompatible with basic tenets of peacekeeping". Financial reparations for Somali civilians who became victims of the fighting were recommend by the report. See also Mohamed Farrah Aidid Operation Deliverance Operation Provide Relief UNITAF UNOSOM I Checkpoint Pasta battle Notes Bibliography The story of David Morris, the driving force behind Morris Catering, who helped provide food for UNOSOM II while setting up fishing factories and maintaining close links with both major warlords: Mohamed Farrah Aideed and Mohammed Ali Mahdi. External links United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II) (2003-2005) at the United Nations Archives Archived UN page of UNOSOM I Archived UN page of UNOSOM II Archived Overview of the US intervention in Somalia Archived Operations involving American special forces United Nations operations in Somalia Somalia–United States relations Battle of Mogadishu (1993) Military operations involving India Military operations involving New Zealand Conflicts in 1993 Conflicts in 1994 Conflicts in 1995 Somali Civil War 1993 in Somalia 1994 in Somalia 1995 in Somalia Military operations involving Saudi Arabia