Overview

• Somali authorities said all seven assailants were killed and three members of the security forces died in the response.
• The assault on Godka Jilow began with a suicide car bomb before gunmen breached the site using vehicles painted like intelligence units and military-style uniforms.
• Officials said control of the fortified prison near Villa Somalia was restored after hours of gunfire and explosions.
• Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility and said it freed detainees, with officials and reports indicating dozens escaped, though totals remain unclear and some were recaptured.
• The attack occurred just hours after the government reopened many Mogadishu roads that had been blocked for years to protect key sites.