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Ex-child soldier in Mogadishu recounts lasting nightmares
Filed: Jun 07, 2026 at 3:22 AM ET
Summary: Yusuf Ali, a 34-year-old former child soldier, describes ongoing psychological scars from Somalia’s insurgency.
WHO: Yusuf Ali
WHAT: Describes ongoing nightmares and memories from his time as a child soldier fighting in Mogadishu
WHEN: Jun 06, 2026 at 7:25 PM ET
WHERE: Mogadishu, Somalia
WHY: He continues to struggle with memories from his time as a child soldier in the Islamist insurgency
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