Part of The War against the Islamic State, Operation Barkhane, Terrorism in Burkina Faso, Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso, Islamist insurgency in the Sahel and Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
Date
9 – 10 May 2019
Location
Near Gorom-Gorom in Northern Burkina Faso, West Africa
24 commandos ~ 10 helicopters 2 MQ-9 Reaper drones 1 CASA medical plane 1 MQ-9 Reaper drone
6 gunmen
Casualties and losses
2 killed
4 killed[1]
4 hostages freed
Gorom-Gorom
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Location of Gorom-Gorom, close to where the operation took place.
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On May 9, 2019, French special operations forces conducted a rescue operation in Northern Burkina Faso, that resulted in the deaths of two French petty officers, four out of six gunmen, and the recovery of all four hostages of French, 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.[2][3][4]
^ ab"Une opération de sauvetage complexe, deux militaires français tués : le récit de la libération des otages au Burkina Faso". May 10, 2019 – via Le Monde.
^"Two French soldiers killed in rescue of four hostages in Burkina Faso". english.alarabiya.net.
^Crouin, Antoine; Picheta, Rob. "French hostage says ordeal in Burkina Faso was 'hell'". CNN.
^"French soldiers killed in Burkina Faso raid to free foreign hostages". The Defense Post. May 10, 2019.
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Islamic State of the Great Sahara (EIGS)[1]
