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US President Donald Trump told the New York Post Tuesday he had helped stop a prison break of European jihadists in Syria, referring to the Shadadi incident.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

It also describes a high-stakes prison break that saw 38 men escape.

From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024

Several senior Bashir loyalists walked free from prison in Bahri, across the Nile from central Khartoum, during a wider prison break amid fighting in late April.

From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2023

Earlier this week, there had been reports of a prison break at Kober, where Ahmad Harun and the country's former President Omar al-Bashir were serving sentences.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2023

He was low on sleep and exhausted after the excitement of the prison break, and now his thoughts were buzzing and jumping at the possibility of thirty million kruge.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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