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May 2019 Burkina Faso Hostage Rescue
On May 9, 2019, Special Operations Command (France), French special operations forces conducted a rescue operation in Northern Burkina Faso, that resulted in the deaths of two French people, French petty officers, four out of six gunmen, and the recovery of all four hostages of French people, French, Americans, American, and South Korean nationality. The operation was conducted by approximately 24 operators from Commando Hubert, the 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment, and the Air Parachute Commando n° 10, CPA 10, with intelligence and overhead support from the United States Military. Background The hostage situation included four hostages of French, American, and South Korean nationality. Patrick Picque and Laurent Lassimouillas, two French music teachers, were kidnapped on May 1 while vacationing in Pendjari National Park in Benin. Their tour guide was found killed and their car had been burned. Meanwhile, the South Korean and American hostages, whose identities have not be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Against The Islamic State
In response to rapid territorial gains made by the so-called Islamic State during the first half of 2014, and its universally condemned executions, reported human rights abuses and the fear of further spillovers of the Syrian Civil War, many states began to intervene against it in both the Syrian Civil War and the War in Iraq. Later, there were also minor interventions by some states against IS-affiliated groups in Nigeria and Libya. In mid-June 2014, Iran, according to American and British information, started flying drones over Iraq, and, according to Reuters, Iranian soldiers were in Iraq fighting IS. Simultaneously, the United States ordered a small number of troops to Iraq and started flying crewed aircraft over Iraq. In July 2014, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Iran sent Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft to Iraq, and Hezbollah purportedly sent trainers and advisers to Iraq in order to help Shia militias to monitor ISIL's movements. In August 2014, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
