Seven-year-old Abdiqadir was hit in a US airstrike. Without a $750 operation, he may lose his ability to walk

What happened

According to The Guardian’s source item, Seven-year-old Abdiqadir was hit in a US airstrike. Without a $750 operation, he may lose his ability to walk, Abdiqadir Salah was pierced by shrapnel in a bombing that killed 12 in Somalia. But as the US denies civilians were hurt they face no hope of compensation Read more: Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes? A seven-year-old boy who was riddled with shrapnel during a deadly US airstrike in Somalia faces losing his ability to walk unless he has a £750 emergency operation. But Abdiqadir Salah’s family cannot afford the surgery and the US – which refuses to admit that any civilians were killed or injured during its attack six months ago – appears unwilling to pay compensation to those affected by airstrikes in Somalia. Continue reading…

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Source

Primary source: Seven-year-old Abdiqadir was hit in a US airstrike. Without a $750 operation, he may lose his ability to walk via The Guardian. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.