PARIS ¨C French commandos rescued four foreign hostages, including two French citizens, from a militant group in Burkina Faso, France¡¯s military said Friday, adding that two of the elite soldiers were killed in the night-time operation.
French special forces carried out the raid under cover of dark over the night of Thursday-Friday, supported by U.S. intelligence and troops from France¡¯s Barkhane operation deployed in the Sahel region to counter Islamist militants.
All four hostages were safe, President Emmanuel Macron¡¯s office said, adding that a U.S. woman and a South Korean woman were also freed in the covert operation.
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