Gorom-Gorom rescue operation

Gorom-Gorom rescue operation
	Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso, Operation Barkhane, and the War against the Islamic State
Date	9 – 10 May 2019
Location	Near Gorom-Gorom, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso14°27′N 0°14′W / 14.450°N 0.233°W
Result	French victory 4 hostages rescued; 2 French soldiers killed;
Belligerents
France; Supported by:; United States (intelligence support); Burkina Faso (logistical support)	Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
Units involved
Special Operations Command Commandos Marine Commando Hubert; ; 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (1er R.P.I.Ma); Air Parachute Commando No. 10;	Unknown
Strength
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
	4 hostages freed
	Gorom-Gorom Location of Gorom-Gorom, close to where the operation took place.

On May 9, 2019, French special operations forces conducted an operation in Gorom-Gorom, northern Burkina Faso to rescue two hostages kidnapped by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara in Pendjari National Park, Benin. The operation successfully freed four hostages, including two French nationals, a South Korean, and an American. Two French soldiers were killed in the raid, and four jihadists were killed.