Guardian readers fund life-changing surgery for Somali boy injured in US airstrike
Abdiqadir Salah and his mother, Marian Haji Abdi Guled. ‘I didn’t know people like this existed,’ she says of the people who raised the money for her son’s surgery. Photograph: Mohamed GabobeView image in fullscreenAbdiqadir Salah and his mother, Marian Haji Abdi Guled. ‘I didn’t know people like this existed,’ she says of the people who raised the money for her son’s surgery. “I got to a point where I knocked on the operating room door asking if my son was still alive, then was held back by other patients.”Finally, her son emerged.
- ▪Abdiqadir Salah and his mother, Marian Haji Abdi Guled. ‘I didn’t know people like this existed,’ she says of the people who raised the money for her son’s surgery.
- ▪Photograph: Mohamed GabobeView image in fullscreenAbdiqadir Salah and his mother, Marian Haji Abdi Guled. ‘I didn’t know people like this existed,’ she says of the people who raised the money for her son’s surgery.
- ▪“I got to a point where I knocked on the operating room door asking if my son was still alive, then was held back by other patients.”Finally, her son emerged.
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| Publication time | Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:24 GMT |
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Abdiqadir Salah and his mother, Marian Haji Abdi Guled. ‘I didn’t know people like this existed,’ she says of the people who raised the money for her son’s surgery. Photograph: Mohamed GabobeView image in fullscreenAbdiqadir Salah and his mother, Marian Haji Abdi Guled. ‘I didn’t know people like this existed,’ she says of the people who raised the money for her son’s surgery. Photograph: Mohamed GabobeGlobal developmentGuardian readers fund life-changing surgery for Somali boy injured in US airstrikeAfter Guardian investigation uncovered drone strike that killed 12 civilians and injured many more, seven-year-old Abdiqadir Salah underwent vital operation in MogadishuSupported byAbout this contentMohamed Gabobe in MogadishuMon 5 Oct 2026 08.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 5 Oct 2026 08.02…
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