French Commandos Fail to Free Hostage in Somalia
French intel officer held in country for more than three years, was killed in failed rescue attempt
As France reinforced its intervention forces in Mali with additional aircraft and soldiers, French commandos launched a failed raid on the other side of Africa in a vain attempt to rescue an intelligence officer held captive for 3½ years in Somalia, the Defense Ministry announced Saturday.
The unsuccessful overnight rescue attempt, in the Somali town of Bulomarer, was separate from President Francois Hollande's decision Friday to intervene on the ground and in the air to shore up the crumbling Malian army against Islamist guerrilla groups that have controlled the northern two-thirds of the country for more than seven months.
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