Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces.
-
Mathieu Pattier / SIPA
On Saturday, two soldiers of the French force in the Sahel "Barkhane" were killed in Mali by a homemade bomb in the region of Tessalit, Mali.
This Wednesday, a tribute was paid to them during a ceremony organized in the enclosure of the 1st regiment of parachute hussars in Tarbes, in the Hautes-Pyrénées.
The Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, took part.
“The visit to one of the schools you were protecting was ending when you were attacked.
Your mission has come up against ignorance and hatred, ”insisted the Minister of the Armed Forces.
Before moving on: "You have dedicated your life to the triumph of the values of France".
And to castigate "the blind and deadly fanaticism" of the jihadists they were fighting.
The coffins of the two soldiers who died in Mali arrive at the 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment of Tarbes for the ceremony, in the presence of the minister @florence_parly.
pic.twitter.com/SAeylLVgtb
- France Bleu Béarn Bigorre (@FB_BearnBigorre) September 9, 2020
Moved, Florence Parly gathered in front of the coffins covered with the tricolor flag of the brigadier-chef 1st class ST, and the hussar parachutist 1st class Arnaud Volpe.
According to the general staff, 45 French soldiers died in combat as part of operations "Serval", launched in 2013, and "Barkhane", since August 2014, which has some 5,000 soldiers.
World
Mali: Paris calls for a "rapid transition", otherwise it "will benefit terrorists"
World
Humanitarians killed in Niger: Attack appears to have been "premeditated" to "target Westerners"
Mali
Military
Florence parly
Society
Jihadism
Soldier
Sahel