Mogadishu jail break incident | |||||||
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Part of Somali Civil War and Somali civil war (2009–present) | |||||||
Mogadishu Central Prison (2013) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Al-Shabaab | Federal Government of Somali | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Brigadier General Dahir Abdulle Rageh | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Unknown | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
5 KIA | 3 soldiers |
The 2024 Mogadishu prison attack also known as Mogadishu jail break incident, On July 13, 2024, several Al-Shabaab inmates who were convicted of death penalties and life sentences attempted to break out of a prison in Mogadishu. The incident resulted in the deaths of five prisoners and three soldiers. Additionally, twenty-one detainees were wounded during the escape attempt.[1][2][3][4][5][6]