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Guardian readers fund life-changing surgery for Somali boy injured in US airstrike

Almost a year earlier, her then seven-year-old son, Abdiqadir Salah, had been seriously injured, alongside his two siblings, in what a Guardian…

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The Guardian reports: Almost a year earlier, her then seven-year-old son, Abdiqadir Salah, had been seriously injured, alongside his two siblings, in what a Guardian investigation found was a US drone strike on the village of Jamaame in Somalia that killed at least 12 civilians…

This world story centres on Somalia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Somali, Guardian and Abdiqadir Salah.

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Location
Somalia · Africa
Reported by
The Guardian
First reported
Key names
Somali, Guardian, Abdiqadir Salah, Mogadishu On
Section
World

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