Thus, this inequitable distribution of indirect 'foreign aid' was doubly destructive in the boost it gave to warlord activity. An even more disgraceful legacy of U.N.O.S.O.M. were the number of instances which later came to light of torture and human rights abuses by some U.N. contingent forces. Particularly flagrant cases involved Canadian and Italian soldiers. A number of senior military officers were forced to resign.

I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Som…, loc. 651