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Oct 8, 2026 at 12:11 PM ET
Guardian readers fund surgery for Somali boy
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Seven-year-old Abdiqadir Salah underwent an operation in Mogadishu to remove shrapnel lodged in his back after a US drone strike injured him and two siblings in Jamaame. Guardian readers funded the surgery; doctors had feared he could lose the ability to walk without it.
WHO: Guardian readers
WHAT: Guardian readers funded surgery for Abdiqadir Salah in Mogadishu.
WHEN: Oct 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
WHERE: Mogadishu, Somalia
WHY: The operation was needed to remove shrapnel from Salah’s back; doctors feared he could lose the ability to walk without surgery.
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