Operación Jaque

By Juan Carlos Torres Cuellar

Subjects: Political kidnapping, Operación Jaque, Search and rescue operations, Fuerzas Armadas, Secuestro, Hostages, Secuestro, 2002-, Armed Forces, Operaciones de salvamento, Kidnapping, 2002, Salvamentos, Rehenes, Rescues

Description: "Operation Jaque was a Colombian military operation that resulted in the freedom of 15 hostages, including former Colombian presidential candidate Íngrid Betancourt. The hostages had been held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The operation took place on July 2, 2008, along the Apaporis River in the department of Guaviare.[1] According to Colombian officials, the operation's success resulted from a ruse played on the FARC by Colombian Military Intelligence"--Wikipedia.