Military operation

2014 American rescue mission in Syria

2014 · 39.83° N, 98.58° W

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2014
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Military operation
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39.83° N, 98.58° W
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2014 military operation
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2014 American rescue mission in Syria

2014 military operation

The 2014 rescue mission in Syria was an American led effort to locate and rescue hostages being held by Islamic State (IS) forces. Plans to rescue the hostages were accelerated after the killings of James Foley, Steven Sotloff, and Kayla Mueller by IS militants. A total of 14 hostages were held hostage by the IS at an undisclosed location.

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