Rescue of Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted

Operation Octave Fusion
Part of Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
DateJanuary 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

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.

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