I saw this trailer for a trash ass French film and started to research the incident
In early February 1976, two French Foreign Legion units were involved in an important hostage rescue mission in Loayada, a small village situated at the border between today’s Djibouti and Somalia, in the Horn of Africa. Their objective was to save 31 French children kidnapped by local militants from a pan-Somali guerrilla organization supported by the Somali government.
If you’re interested in reading about the full story here’s a link
1976 Loyada Hostage Rescue Mission | French Foreign Legion Information
foreignlegion.info
France claim they killed 1 somali soldier but the Somali government said 6 got smoked