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Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt
2013 CE · Somalia, Africa · War
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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