For more than two decades, Somalia has been subject to constant change in crisis, including civil war and state collapse, clan wars and state separation, famine and natural disasters. , and the rise of terrorist groups trying to take control of the country. In 1988, the country was plunged into a civil war led by the Somali National Movement (SNM) which opposed the way Somali President Muhammad Siad Barre administered the country. President Barre was deposed in 1991 and clan wars are tearing the country apart as opposing factions vie for control of assets. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis are dying from civil war, disease and famine. In 2004, Somalia saw the creation of a Transitional Federal Government (TFG). The Union of Islamic Courts (ICU) took control of Mogadishu in 2006 but was driven out by the TFG and Ethiopian forces. The ICU later became the terrorist group Al-Shabaab which continues to attack TFG forces to the present day with the aim of establishing an Islamic state in Somalia. In 2012, a new parliament and president were elected and an interim constitution was adopted. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is elected president. The objectives of U.S. foreign policy in Somalia are to promote political and economic stability, prevent the use of Somalia as a safe haven for international terrorism, and alleviate the humanitarian crisis caused by years of conflict, drought, floods and poverty. governance according to the US Department of State. In order to remain aligned with these goals, the United States must use an unconventional warfare approach in which success on one issue contributes to the success of other issues and helps achieve the primary objective. This can be accomplished through the use of a strategy or series of steps known as logical lines of operation...... middle of paper ...... and ensuring security to ensure they remain open and allocating resources to develop the fishing industry in the country. Providing the materials needed to expand agricultural growth and use local people as labor will reduce unemployment and, over time, allow people to return home and regain a “sense of normalcy” who has been absent from his life for a long time. more than twenty years. Although one or more of these LLOs may be more important than another, they are all interdependent and play a critical role in the success of the overall end state. Use of combat operations, host nation security forces, essential services, governance and economic development. LLOs are techniques used to provide unity of effort for national and multinational forces to work toward a common objective during an irregular warfare campaign...