... their time in Somalia, Canadians did many things to try to improve the desperate situation there. They escorted starvation relief convoys, participated in the removal of land mines, and collected or destroyed thousands of confiscated weapons. Despite their best efforts, the international forces could not end the strife in the country. In late 1992, the 900 soldiers of the Canadian Airborne Regiment were sent to Somalia on a difficult peacekeeping mission. Nomadic ... at the compound. One was wounded, the other was shot dead with two or three bullets. An Army surgeon, Dr. Barry Armstrong...

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