2024 Mogadishu prison attack

2024 Mogadishu prison escape attempt
Part of Somali Civil War and Somali civil war (2009–present)

Mogadishu Central Prison (2013)
Date13 July 2024 (2024-07-13) 09:00 am (EAT)
Location
Mogadishu Central Prison
2°2′25″N 45°21′49″E / 2.04028°N 45.36361°E / 2.04028; 45.36361
Result Escape attempt foiled (claimed by the Federal Government of Somalia; Al-Shabaab claimed 500 inmates were freed). See § Result.
Belligerents
Al-Shabaab Federal Government of Somalia
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Brigadier General Dahir Abdulle Rageh
Units involved
Unknown

Somali Armed Forces

Casualties and losses
Unknown 3 soldiers killed
5 prisoners killed and twenty-one wounded

On July 13, 2024, several armed Al-Shabaab inmates serving death penalties and life sentences at Mogadishu Central Prison in Somalia attempted an escape, leading to a fierce shootout with Somali Custodial Corps soldiers serving as prison guards.

The confrontation resulted in the deaths of five prisoners and three soldiers, with twenty-one prisoners injured. The Federal Government of Somalia said the escape attempt had been foiled, while Al-Shabaab claimed to have successfully freed 500 prisoners.

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