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Report: Four Family Members, Including Pregnant Teenager, Killed in UAE Drone Strike in Somalia's Puntland

11 October 2026 · Verified · 3+ independent sources · Edition 18

A report details that four members of a Somali pastoralist family, including a 13-year-old boy, a seven-year-old child, and a 17-year-old pregnant girl, were killed in a UAE drone strike in Puntland. The incident highlights the severe impact of such operations on civilians.

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