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