On this day, 32 years ago, January 30, 1993 (January 8, 1993 in the lunar calendar), the US military withdrew from Somalia. Photo: American soldiers get along well with Somali children On January 4, 1993, the main Somali factions and relevant international organizations held a peace conference and expressed their willingness to work together to rebuild their homeland. The United States announced that it will gradually withdraw from Somalia starting at the end of January.