2023 Sierra Leone coup attempt

2023 Freetown attacks
	Part of 2023 Sierra Leone coup plot and the Coup Belt
	; Location of Freetown in Sierra Leone
Date	26–28 November 2023; (2 days)
Location	Freetown, Sierra Leone8°29′4″N 13°14′4″W
Status	Armoury attack repelled; Prison escape successful; National curfew imposed;
Belligerents
Sierra Leone; Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces; Sierra Leone Police;	Dissident military officers, unidentified militants and prisoners
Commanders and leaders
Julius Maada Bio	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
14 soldiers, 1 police officer, 1 prison guard killed; 8 soldiers injured	3 attackers killed; 80 arrested
	1 civilian, 1 private security employee killed

On 26 November 2023, a group of militants attacked several locations in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. The country was subsequently placed under a nationwide curfew, with a manhunt being called to find the militants. President Julius Maada Bio claimed the attack was repelled by the security forces and said the government was in control of the situation. The attacks were described by international organizations as attempts to disrupt constitutional order in the country, and by information minister Chernor Bah as an "attempted coup".

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