Rescue of Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted information
2012 US special forces raid in Somalia
Operation Octave Fusion
Part of Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
Date
January 25, 2012
Location
12 miles north of Adado, Galguduud, Somalia 6°08′25″N 46°37′32″E
Result
Mission successful
Hostages freed
Belligerents
United States
Somali pirates
Strength
24 DEVGRU operators C-130 Hercules
9 pirates
Casualties and losses
None
9 killed[1]
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On January 25, 2012, a team of United States Navy SEALs raided a compound 12 miles north of the Somali city of Adado, killing nine Somali pirates and freeing their hostages, American Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Hagen Thisted.
^Sheikh, Abdi (January 25, 2012). "U.S. commandos free two hostages in daring Somalia raid". Reuters. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
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