Shidane Arone

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Shidane Arone (Somali Shidane Caroone, 1977? - 17 March 1993) was a Somali teenager who was beaten to death by Canadian soldiers from the Canadian Airborne Regiment.

Arone was caught on March 16 attempting to steal supplies from the Canadian base. Two members of the Airborne, Corporal Clayton Matchee and Private Kyle Brown, bound Arone and tortured him over the next several hours. Ultimately, he died of his injuries.

While the military initially claimed Matchee and Brown had acted alone, it was later revealed that sixteen others had visited the tent while Arone was captive, including superior officers. Also, Arone's screams were revealed to have been sufficiently loud as to be audible throughout the camp.

For details on the consequences of Arone's death, see Somalia Affair.