[Figaro International] Très chers lecteurs,
They were fathers, husbands, brothers, children, comrades, Frenchmen. On Monday evening, thirteen of our soldiers died in an accident during a fight against the jihadists in Liptako Malian. They died because they considered it honorable to fight jihadist organizations "who declared war on us in 1995" (Michel Goya). They took great risks for a cause that goes beyond our small immediate interests and that can be hard to understand ...
Have a nice day, today at 11am on the home page of our site, attend the show Les Décrypteurs. The effectiveness of Operation Barkhane will be debated.
Madeleine Meteyer, journalist at Figaro
- Valentin Duval, 24, member of the commando mountain group of the 4th Gap fighter regiment (Motto: "Always ready, always willing").
- Pierre Bockel, 28 years old, pilot of the 5th combat helicopter regiment of Pau (motto: "Honor and fatherland"), son of former minister Jean-Marie Bockel, he was going to be a father.
- Julien Carette, 35, mechanic, 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment of Pau, in concubinage, father of two children.
- Romain Chomel de Jarnieu, 34 years old, 4th Gap fighter regiment.
- Benjamin Gireud, 32, pilot, 5th combat helicopter regiment of Pau.
- Jérémy Leusie, 33, Chief of Staff, 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment of Varces (Currency: "Rock and Fire"), pacsé.
- Andrey Jouk, 43, sergeant-chef, 2nd foreign engineer regiment of Saint-Christol (Currency: "Lorraine keeps me"), married, father of four children.
- Antoine Serre, 22 years old, sergeant, 4th Gap fighter regiment, pacsé.
- Romain Salles de Saint Paul, 35, Master Corporal, 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment of Pau, married, father of two children.
- Alexandre Protin, 33 years old, quartermaster-in-chief, 4th regiment of Gap hunters, in concubinage.
- Alex Morisse, 31 years old, pilot, 5th combat helicopter regiment of Pau, pacsé.
- Nicolas Mégard, 35, captain, combat helicopter regiment of Pau, married, father of three children.
- Clément Frison-Roche, 27 years old, captain, 5th combat helicopter regime of Pau, married, father of a seven-month-old daughter.
They fought for us. To stabilize a region and prevent jihadism from spreading further.
The drama immediately revived the debate around the presence of La Belle La Belle France in the Sahel. If the military mission is very well conducted by our 4500 soldiers, the political relay is null. The Malian authorities are not doing enough, and they are even tempted to negotiate with jihadist groups.
Let us pay tribute to these soldiers, have a thought for their families and friends who will mourn as they can, supported by the Army.
