Starving Woman Standing near US Troops

A Somali woman stands near a military vehicle and US soldiers during "Operation Restore Hope." In the 1980s a civil war in Somalia began when warlord factions joined together to overthrow then president Siad Barre, who finally lost power in 1991. Since then power struggles between warlords have ravaged the country with famine and violence. US and international troops entered Somalia to provide aid and presence as part of "Operation Restore Hope" in December of 1992. (Photo by Peter Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)