Inside Al-Shabaab’s daring raid on Mogadishu’s high-security intelligence prison
Mogadishu detention centre attacked in bold Al-Shabaab raid, seven assailants killed
MOGADISHU — In a striking breach of Somalia’s security heartland, Al-Shabaab fighters launched a brazen attack late Saturday on Godka Jilacow, a high-security detention facility run by the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in central Mogadishu. The siege lasted through the night and into Sunday morning before security forces said they had neutralised the assailants.
How the raid unfolded
Residents and officials described a…