Operation Wuambushu
| Operation Wuambushu | |
|---|---|
| Part of 2024 Mayotte crisis (Second operation) | |
Mayotte from the International Space Station | |
| Part of | 2024 Mayotte crisis (Second operation) |
| Type | Law enforcement |
| Roster | |
| Planned by | Borne government |
| Executed by | CRS ERIS National Gendarmerie French Police RAID Sea Gendarmerie GIGN Air Gendarmerie Border Police Republican Guard |
| Countries participating | France Comoros (partial support in evacuation) |
| Mission | |
| Target | Illegal immigrants and organised crime |
| Objective | Expelling illegal immigrants, destroying slums, and fighting crime on the Mayotte islands |
| Timeline | |
| Date begin | 24 April 2023 (first operation) 16 April 2024 (second operation) |
| Date end | 11 September 2023 (first operation) Ongoing (second operation) |
| Results | |
| Arrests | 1327 arrested (55 gang leaders) |
| Miscellaneous results | 400 illegal housing units destroyed 10% reduction in crime rate |
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Operation Wuambushu ("recovery" in Shimaore) is an ongoing French military-police operation in Mayotte, aimed at expelling illegal immigrants, destroying slums, and fighting crime on the islands.
The operation was revealed on February 22, 2023, by the satirical weekly Le Canard enchaîné, and its launch was confirmed by the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, on April 20, 2023, during an interview with Le Figaro.