Season 3

With the help of reconstructions as realistic as ever, this third season once again goes to the heart of the high-risk missions carried out by the members of the French special forces. Through testimonies, these elite soldiers recount their experiences.

1. 1. Operation Ares 7

   2021-01-01 · 70m

   After the 9/11 attacks, elite French soldiers secretly joined the American army in its fight against the Taliban.

2. 2. Narcops - Operation Greyhound

   2021-01-01 · 72m

   On November 7, 2006, in Fort-de-France, Special Forces soldiers boarded a frigate. They had to board and inspect a cargo ship filled with drugs by a Colombian cartel. After a 96-hour chase, a record seizure was made by France: 4.5 tons of pure cocaine.

3. 3. Operation Onyx 141 the assault on the Splendid

   2021-01-01 · 71m

   Friday, January 15, 2016, Ouagadougou. The Splendid Hotel, an establishment in the center of the Burkinabe capital, frequented by Western diplomats, women and businessmen and their clients, is the scene of a violent attack, followed by a massive hostage taking. The terrorists claimed to be from AQIM (Al Qaeda au Maghreb Islamique). The authorities of Burkina Faso, wishing to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, called in the French Special Forces from the ultra-secure camp of Zagré, in the northern suburbs.