Operation Jaque
（重定向自Operation Check）
![The Guaviare Department highlighted in red, was the area of operations.](/Images/godic/202501/31/Republic_of_Colombia_-_Guaviare2739.png")
![Gonsalves, Stansell and Howes (left to right, center) on July 4, 2008](/Images/godic/202501/31/Gonsalves,_Stansell,_Howes2739.jpg")
Operation Jaque (Spanish:Operación Jaque) was a Colombian military operation that resulted in the successful rescue of 15 hostages, including former Colombian presidential candidate Íngrid Betancourt. The hostages had been held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The operation took place on July 2, 2008, along the Apaporis River in the department of Guaviare.