Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt

Quando

11 de jan. de 2013

Tipo

Operação militar

Coordenadas

1.63° N, 44.52° E

Description

2013 failed rescue attempt

2013 French military operation against Islamist group al-Shabaab in Somalia

On 11 January 2013, the French military launched an unsuccessful operation in Bulo Marer, Lower Shabelle, Somalia to rescue French hostage Denis Allex from the Islamic militant organization al-Shabaab. Allex was executed in response, and two French commandos, at least 17 al-Shabaab militants and at least eight civilians were killed in the firefight.

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