What the records say
- When
- 8 Jul 2003 – 13 Jul 2003
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 3.28° S, 64.49° W
- Description
- 2003 failed French military operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
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Operation 14 July
2003 failed French operation in Colombia
Operation 14 July was a failed French operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in July 2003. Organized by French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin, the mission failed to make contact with FARC guerrillas and eventually returned home. After details of the operation leaked in the Brazilian press, a political scandal erupted in France.
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