The 1993 torture and murder of a Somali teen at the hands of Canadian soldiers on a peacekeeping mission is often described as the darkest chapter in the nation's military history.
"It was the blackest moment," said Scott Taylor, publisher of military magazine Esprit de Corps, referring to the death of Shidane Arone, the shooting of another Somali and the ensuing attempt at a cover-up.
On March 16, 1993, Arone was detained by soldiers near the Canadian compound in Belet Huen, Somalia. Court...
Canadian Soldier Tortures A Somali Boy
"It was the blackest moment," said Scott Taylor, publisher of military magazine Esprit de Corps, referring to the death of Shidane Arone, the shooting of another Somali and the ensuing attempt at a cover-up.
On March 16, 1993, Arone was detained by soldiers near the Canadian compound in Belet Huen, Somalia. Court...
Canadian Soldier Tortures A Somali Boy