Opération 14 juillet
2003 failed French operation in Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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L'Opération 14 juillet (English: Operation 14 July) was a failed French operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in July 2003.[1] Organized by French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin, the mission failed to make contact with FARC guerrillas and eventually returned home. After details of the operation leaked in the Brazilian press, a political scandal erupted in France.