This document summarizes Operation Jaque, a Colombian military operation that liberated 15 kidnapped people without violence. The operation was designed using stratagems and brought hope to Colombia during a time of stress and anxiety. Key elements of the operation included intercepting radio signals between guerilla leaders, gaining time by changing contact times, and coordinating to reunite the kidnapped people with terrorists in one location, allowing successful liberation. The operation was a success due to effective communication and having alternative plans.

1. Salvador Palacios

2. OPERACIÓN JAQUE
Operación militar colombina diseñada por
estratagemas, logrando liberar 15
personas secuestradas sin un solo
disparo.
Esta operación llego a dar esperanza a
Colombia en un momento de estrés y
angustia.

3. Operation checkmate
Columbian military operation designed fos
statagems, obtaining the liberation of 15
kidnapped people without shooting.
This operation came hope to Colombia in a
period of stress and anxiety.

4. Opération Checkmate
opération militaire colombienne conçue par
des stratagèmes, parvenant à libérer 15
personnes enlevé sans coup férir.
Cette opération est venu donner espoir à
la Colombie à un moment de stress et
d'anxiété.

5. Consolidate the presence of security on
areas with menor crime
Creation of security plan called
¨consolidation plan¨. This consisted on
protect the saved areas and the presence
of institutions on areas with major crime
Implementation of the program to
perfecionate abilities of leadership for
military members open a new way to think
and be open-minded.

6. Armed forces started to work together with
dependences and the consolisation with
the public forces to exchange information.
Intercept the signal of radios. They
intercep on the two principals guerrilleras
Maria and Juana that connect ¨Mono
Jojoy¨and ¨César¨ (leaders of the FARC.

7. Changing the time that Maria was to be in
contact with the military operator was
useful to gain time.
They decided to reunite them (kidnapped
people and the terrorist) in one point.
Sent the message to Cesar to kept the
people manacled to the purpose to
maintain the same number of people.
The selection of personal to be part of the
operation was with the major range of
armed forces.

8. The success of this operation was the
communication and the attitude they took,
they have alternatives all the time. They
thought before implement an action.