Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt

Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt
	Part of the Somali Civil War (2009–present)
	; Political situation in Somalia in October 2012
Date	11 January 2013
Location	Bulo Marer, Lower Shabelle, Somalia01°37′47″N 44°31′29″E / 1.62972°N 44.52472°E
Result	Rescue attempt failed
Belligerents
France; Supported by:; United States	Al-Shabaab
Commanders and leaders
Cap. Patrice Rebout †	Unknown
Strength
50 operators (DGSE Action Division); 5 helicopters	Unknown
Casualties and losses
2 commandos killed; Hostage executed	17–70+ militants killed
	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.

^ Donov, Iassen (28 January 2013). "French Commando, Killed in Somalia, Identified". SOFREP. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ Omar, Feisal (14 January 2013). "Second French commando dies of wounds: Somali rebels". Reuters. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[Capt-1] Donov, Iassen (28 January 2013). "French Commando, Killed in Somalia, Identified". SOFREP. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[2] Omar, Feisal (14 January 2013). "Second French commando dies of wounds: Somali rebels". Reuters. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

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