Somali Children Following United States Soldier on Patrol

United States soldier is followed by a group of curious Somali chilidren while he patrols along the Green Line, which is a heavily contested area during the civil war. In the 1980s a civil war erupted in Somalia 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. U.S. 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)