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Oct 19, 2026 at 11:12 PM ET
Somali families recount harm from U.S. air strikes
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Families in southern Somalia recounted deaths, injuries and displacement linked to a November 2025 offensive involving U.S. air strikes and Somali ground forces near Jamaame. Maryam Haji Abdi Guled said her son Abdiqadir Salah, then seven, was injured by shrapnel and still carries a fragment near his hip that doctors warned could be dangerous to remove.
WHO: Somali families interviewed by Al Jazeera, including Maryam Haji Abdi Guled
WHAT: Somali families recounted deaths, injuries and displacement they attributed to a military offensive involving U.S. air strikes and Somali ground forces.
WHEN: Reported Oct 19, 2026 at 9:52 PM ET
WHERE: Jubaland, Somalia
WHY: The accounts concern a November 2025 offensive involving U.S. air strikes and Somali ground forces against armed groups.
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