▁there ▁could ▁be ▁capt ives ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁initi ated ▁Operation ▁Jup iter ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁using ▁a ▁ 5 6 ▁men ▁Special ▁Forces ▁unit ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁surve ill ance ▁for ▁prepar ing ▁a ▁future ▁rescue ▁mission ▁that ▁would ▁involve ▁additional ▁troops ▁and ▁air ▁support . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁military , ▁this ▁same ▁unit ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁for ▁ 4 3 ▁days ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁find ▁the ▁capt ives ▁until ▁they ▁accident ally ▁ran ▁into ▁the ▁F AR C ▁camp ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁back , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁shoot out . ▁Rel atives ▁of ▁the ▁capt ives , ▁former ▁vict ims ▁and ▁civil ▁society ▁groups ▁bl amed ▁both ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁F AR C ▁for ▁the ▁outcome , ▁question ing ▁the ▁operation ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁critic izing ▁military ▁res c ues . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 5 : ▁Peace ▁tal ks ▁and ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁conflict ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁F AR C ▁announced ▁they ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁particip ate ▁in ▁kid n app ings ▁for ▁r ans om ▁and ▁released ▁the ▁last ▁ten ▁soldiers ▁and ▁police ▁officers ▁they ▁kept ▁as ▁prisoners , ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁kept ▁silent ▁about ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁hundreds ▁of ▁civ ili ans ▁still ▁reported ▁as ▁host ages , ▁and ▁continued ▁kid n apping ▁soldiers ▁and ▁civ ili ans . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁F AR C ▁announced ▁that ▁they