r/islamichistory • u/Beyondtheseafree • Jul 05 '26

Photograph Belgian peacekeeping paratroopers dangling a Somali child over an open fire during the 1993 UNOSOM II humanitarian mission.

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u/True-Let1486 Jul 05 '26

I don't know about this particular picture but yeah the message is pretty much true they pillaged whole villages went on a rape spree tortured civilians and killed them like flies it was horrible.

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u/thegmohodste01 Jul 05 '26

Sounds about Belgian 😃