ABSTRACT
The Iraqi counteroffensive and the subsequent killings and destruction of areas populated by Kurds resulted in the tragic humanitarian crisis of 1991 in Northern Iraq. The imposition of a no-fly zone over Northern Iraq marked an early division in the UN and threatened the fragile post-Cold War agreement on a collective policy. Civil war erupted in Somalia in an environment of political turmoil and economic hardship, exacerbated by the drought and the subsequent disturbing famine. Civil war divided the country into three zones controlled by three main warring factions: the Interim Government of National Unity (IGNU), the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) and the United Liberation Movement of Liberia (ULIMO). Like Congo, Angola had been entangled in civil war almost immediately after its independence. The Council asked the Secretary- General to consult with Zaire on stationing UN observers in its border area with Rwanda to monitor airfields and other transit points.
