Opération Sentinelle
| Opération Sentinelle | |
|---|---|
| Part of Vigipirate | |
 Operation Sentinelle patrol in Strasbourg | |
| Location |
 France |
| Planned by | Ministère de la Défense |
| Objective | Protecting sensitive "points" of the territory from terrorism |
| Date | 12 January 2015 – ongoing |
Opération Sentinelle (English: Sentinel Operation) is a French military operation deployed in the aftermath of the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks, with the objective of protecting sensitive "points" of the territory from terrorism. It was reinforced during the November 2015 Paris attacks.
Soldiers deployed under Opération Sentinelle blocked the assailant in the 2017 Paris machete attack from entering the Museum, where he claims to have intended to deface art with spray paint as a symbolic attack on France; however, he attacked the patrolling soldiers with a machete.[1]
In the March 2017 Île-de-France attacks, two Opération Sentinelle soldiers killed a man who said "I am here to die for Allah"[2] while he beat to the floor another member of their team, a female soldier from whom the attacker intended to steal her assault rifle.
On August 9, 2017 in Levallois-Perret, six soldiers of the 35th Infantry Regiment[3] participating in Opération Sentinelle were intentionally wounded by an automobile whose driver fled[4]. The anti-terrorist section of Paris is seized of the investigation. The military did not have time to use their weapons.[5]
References
- ↑ Rios, Michael (3 February 2017). "2017Louvre Museum attacker in life-threatening condition, French prosecutor says". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/last-words-of-paris-attacker-i-am-here-to-die-for-allah-1.4031448
- ↑ (in French)http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2017/08/09/01016-20170809ARTFIG00056-six-militaires-renverses-a-levallois-perret-le-vehicule-en-fuite-est-recherche.php
- ↑ (in French)http://www.la-croix.com/France/Securite/militaires-blesses-voiture-Levallois-Perret-2017-08-09-1200868620
- ↑ (in French)http://www.francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/hauts-de-seine-un-vehicule-recherche-apres-avoir-renverse-un-groupe-de-militaires-de-l-operation-sentinelle-a-levallois-perret-suivez-notre-direct_2320149.html
External links
- Chrisafis, Angelique (15 April 2016). "Thousands of troops on Paris streets but are they France's new Maginot line?". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- McAuley, James (4 June 2016). "In France, are soldiers outside the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre really worth it?". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 February 2017.