The Sentinel military force remains focused on the fight against terrorism

"Can the army be mobilized to help law enforcement to enforce the rules?" Friday evening, the Minister of the Interior answered questions from the French on Facebook, a rare and useful exercise in these times of civic pedagogy. After this question from a surfer, the first cop from France explained: “The army is already at the side of the internal security forces, like Sentinelle which fights against terrorism. They do not do identity checks but are a real support. It has been decided that this device is gaining momentum and continues to support us. ”

The formula has relaunched the supputations on an implication of the armies in the supervision of containment, at a time when social networks are buzzing with rumors and controversies and when political leaders are asking for the deployment of the military in the suburbs…

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For the time being, if we are to believe specialists in defense and security issues, there is at least no evolution in the doctrine of employment and

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