Operation Azalee

Operation Azalee
Date28 September – 3 October 1995 (1995-09-28 1995-10-03)
Location
Result

French victory

Belligerents
France Comoros
Commanders and leaders
Bob Denard
Units involved
  • French mercenaries
  • Presidential guards
Strength
600 ~300
Casualties and losses
None
  • 4 killed
  • 9 wounded

Operation Azalee was an expedition staged by France – involving its armed forces and special forces – which took place in 1995 to remove the provisional government of the Comoros that was led and put into power by French mercenary Bob Denard.