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The day they dragged my son’s body in the streets of Kismayu

Fallen KDF soldier Suleiman Adan’s sister (left) and mother. INSET:   The late Suleiman Adan.  [PHOTO: STANDARD/COURTESY]

BY PAUL WAFULA and NYAMBEGA GISESA

NAIROBI, KENYA: On the morning of September 1, 2012, the world woke up to shocking footage of Al-Shabaab militants dragging the bodies of men in military uniform in the streets of Kismayu.

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