After Guardian investigation uncovered drone strike that killed 12 civilians and injured many more, seven-year-old Abdiqadir Salah underwent vital operation in MogadishuOn the rickshaw ride to the hospital, Marian Haji Abdi Guled felt a mixture of joy and apprehension: the day they had been waiting for had finally arrived.Almost a year earlier, her then seven-year-old son, Abdiqadir Salah, had been seriously injured, alongside his two siblings, in what a Guardian investigation found was a US drone strike on the village of Jamaame in Somalia that killed at least 12 civilians, including eight children.
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Government spokespeople have not yet responded to every detail in early accounts, and investigators cautioned that initial figures can change as additional witnesses come forward.
Analysts following the international community said the development fits a broader pattern of fast-moving events that require careful verification before policy responses are finalized.