Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt | |||||||
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Part of the Somali Civil War (2009–present) | |||||||
Political situation in Somalia in October 2012 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Supported by: United States | Al-Shabaab | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Cap. Patrice Rebout †[1] | Sheikh Hassan † (Al-Shabaab governor of Bulo Mareer) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
50 operators (DGSE Action Division) 5 helicopters | 150 millitants | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2 commandos killed[2] 1 injured Hostage executed |
17 militants killed (French claim) | ||||||
8 to several dozens of civilians killed |
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 militant Islamist organization al-Shabaab. Allex was executed in response, and two French commandos, at least 17 Islamist militants and at least eight civilians were killed in the firefight.
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