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==Attack==
==Attack==
On the evening of July 2, 2020, a car bomb driven by ISKP suicide bomber Kalukettiya Purayil Ijas drove into the front gate of the prison and detonated. After the car bomb detonated, 16 ISKP fighters stormed into the prison and began to free and release prisoners.<ref>{{cite news |title=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/suicide-bomber-behind-prison-attack-afghanistan-reportedly-kasaragod-130034 |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/suicide-bomber-behind-prison-attack-afghanistan-reportedly-kasaragod-130034 |access-date=28 January 2022 |agency=The News minutes |date=4 August 2020}}</ref> The prison held 1,793 inmates mostly consisting of captured [[Taliban]] and ISKP fighters. The attack on the prison lead to a 20-hour gunbattle that left 29 dead including five inmates that were killed by ISKP and 50 injured, 10 ISKP fighters were also killed in the gunbattles.<ref>{{cite news |title=ISIS-claimed attack on Afghan prison leaves dozens dead and sets hundreds free |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/isis-claimed-attack-afghanistan-prison-leaves-dead-hundreds-free/ |access-date=28 January 2022 |agency=CBS News |date=3 August 2020}}</ref> During the attack, ISKP managed to free 1,025 prisoners of whom 270 remain were never recaptured.<ref>{{cite news |title=Afghanistan: 270 inmates on the run after Isis prison attack |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/04/search-for-270-afghan-inmates-after-prison-raid |access-date=28 January 2022 |agency=the guardian |date=4 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Afghan troops retake prison attacked by ISIL group, 29 killed |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/8/4/afghan-troops-retake-prison-attacked-by-isil-group-29-killed |access-date=28 January 2022 |agency=Al Jazeera |date=4 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Islamic State group claims deadly attack on Afghanistan prison |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53633450 |access-date=28 January 2022 |agency=BBC |date=3 August 2020}}</ref>
On the evening of July 2, 2020, a car bomb driven by ISKP suicide bomber Kalukettiya Purayil Ijas drove into the front gate of the prison and detonated. After the car bomb detonated, 16 ISKP fighters stormed into the prison and began to free and release prisoners.<ref>{{cite news |title=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/suicide-bomber-behind-prison-attack-afghanistan-reportedly-kasaragod-130034 |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/suicide-bomber-behind-prison-attack-afghanistan-reportedly-kasaragod-130034 |access-date=28 January 2022 |agency=The News minutes |date=4 August 2020}}</ref> The prison held 1,793 inmates mostly consisting of captured [[Taliban]] and ISKP fighters. The attack on the prison lead to a 20-hour gunbattle that left 29 dead including five inmates that were killed by ISKP and 50 injured, 10 ISKP fighters were also killed in the gunbattles.<ref>{{cite news |title=ISIS-claimed attack on Afghan prison leaves dozens dead and sets hundreds free |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/isis-claimed-attack-afghanistan-prison-leaves-dead-hundreds-free/ |access-date=28 January 2022 |agency=CBS News |date=3 August 2020}}</ref> During the attack, ISKP managed to free 1,025 prisoners of whom 270 remain were never recaptured.<ref>{{cite news |title=Afghanistan: 270 inmates on the run after Isis prison attack |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/04/search-for-270-afghan-inmates-after-prison-raid |access-date=28 January 2022 |agency=the guardian |date=4 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Afghan troops retake prison attacked by ISIL group, 29 killed |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/8/4/afghan-troops-retake-prison-attacked-by-isil-group-29-killed |access-date=28 January 2022 |agency=Al Jazeera |date=4 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Islamic State group claims deadly attack on Afghanistan prison |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53633450 |access-date=28 January 2022 |agency=BBC |date=3 August 2020}}</ref>





==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 03:05, 28 January 2022

Jalalabad prison attack
Part of the War in Afghanistan
LocationJalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Date2–3 August 2020
TargetPrison
Attack type
Suicide car bombing
Mass shooting
Deaths29
Injured50
Perpetrators Islamic State – Khorasan Province

The Jalalabad prison attack was a terrorist attack by ISKP tageting a prison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on August 2 2020.

Attack

On the evening of July 2, 2020, a car bomb driven by ISKP suicide bomber Kalukettiya Purayil Ijas drove into the front gate of the prison and detonated. After the car bomb detonated, 16 ISKP fighters stormed into the prison and began to free and release prisoners.[1] The prison held 1,793 inmates mostly consisting of captured Taliban and ISKP fighters. The attack on the prison lead to a 20-hour gunbattle that left 29 dead including five inmates that were killed by ISKP and 50 injured, 10 ISKP fighters were also killed in the gunbattles.[2] During the attack, ISKP managed to free 1,025 prisoners of whom 270 remain were never recaptured.[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/suicide-bomber-behind-prison-attack-afghanistan-reportedly-kasaragod-130034". The News minutes. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022. {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)
  2. ^ "ISIS-claimed attack on Afghan prison leaves dozens dead and sets hundreds free". CBS News. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Afghanistan: 270 inmates on the run after Isis prison attack". the guardian. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Afghan troops retake prison attacked by ISIL group, 29 killed". Al Jazeera. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Islamic State group claims deadly attack on Afghanistan prison". BBC. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

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