Four civilians, three women and a child, were killed and four other civilians, one woman and three children, were injured by alleged Kenyan airstrikes on Jilib on August 15, 2023.

Somali journalist Mahamuud Hassan (@xuquuqda1) reported that Kenyan airstrikes on Bandar Jadiid and Fanoole villages in the town of Jilib resulted in the death of three women and a child, and the injury of four other civilians. Mahamuud added that the airstrike hit a civilian area in the center of the town, and that hundreds of civilians gathered in the city center the following day to denounce the strikes.

Mepa News also reported civilian casualties from a Kenyan strike, providing details that Kenyan airstrike during the night against the city of Jilib resulted in the death of four civilians, all women and children, and the injury of four civilians, one woman and three children. Homes and a center where civilians injured in previous attacks were treated were bombed.

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