Operation Jaque

Operation Jaque
	Part of Colombian armed conflict (1964–present)
	Jaque Operation Jaque (Colombia)
Date	2 July 2008
Location	Rainforests of Guaviare, Colombia
Result	Colombian victory 15 hostages successfully rescued without any shots fired.;
Belligerents
Colombia	FARC
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Freddy Padilla de León	Gerardo Aguilar Ramírez, aka "César"
Units involved
Colombian Army;	unknown
Strength
4 air crew; 8 commandos; 2 helicopters	60 guerrillas
Casualties and losses
none	2 guerrilleros captured

Operation Jaque (Spanish: Operación Jaque) was a Colombian military operation that resulted in the successful rescue of 15 hostages, including former Colombian presidential candidate Íngrid Betancourt. The hostages had been held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The operation took place on 2 July 2008, along the Apaporis River in the department of Guaviare.^[1]

The other hostages freed were Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes, and Keith Stansell, three American military contractors employed by Northrop Grumman^[2] and 11 Colombian military and police.^[3] Two FARC members were arrested.

^ Padgett, Tim (2 July 2008). "Colombia's Stunning Hostage Rescue". TIME. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
^ "Betancourt, U.S. contractors rescued from FARC". CNN. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
^ "Betancourt, 14 others freed by Colombian forces". Monsters and Critics. 2 July 2008. Archived from the original on 10 July 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2008.