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10 civilians killed in raid by Somali army and US forces
Local governor says 'foreign troops' shot residents 'one by one'

Somalia’s army chief of staff admitted on Saturday that 10 civilians were killed in a joint raid with US forces the previous day.

Ahmed Jimale Gedi said he was shocked by the massacre in the village of Barire in the Lower Shabelle region.

The US Africa Command (Africom) confirmed that it had supported an operation by the Somali army in the area.

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