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Tunisian National Guard

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National Guard
Garde Nationale
الحرس الوطني
el-Ḥaras el-Waṭanī
Official TNG insignia
Official TNG insignia
AbbreviationGN
Mottoفداء للوطن
Redemption for the homeland
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 6, 1956
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionTunisia
Constituting instrument
  • Beylical Decree of 6 September 1956, establishment of the National Guard[1]
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction
  • National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Operational structure
Elected officer responsible
  • Taoufik Charfeddine, Minister of the Interior
Parent agencyMinistry of the Interior

The Tunisian National Guard (French: Garde Nationale, Tunisian Arabic: الحرس الوطني, romanized: el-Ḥaras el-Waṭanī) is the national gendarmerie force of the Republic of Tunisia and separated from the Tunisian Armed Forces.

History

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During French protectorate of Tunisia, the French national gendarmerie is tasked to maintain law and order in Tunisia.[2] Shortly after Tunisia's independence, the Tunisian National Guard was created in 1956 by Beylical Decree of 6 September 1956 to replace the French national gendarmerie, which returned to France.[1][3]

Missions

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Tunisian National Guard, along with Tunisian National Police, is the first line of defense against internal security threat.[4] Tunisian National Guard role as stipulated in article 2 of Decree No. 2006-1162 on the special status of agents of the National Guard, are as follows:[5]

  • for maintaining public order,
  • preserving the security,
  • land and sea borders guards,
  • road/highway traffic and safety, public safety,
  • search for criminals and,
  • judicial investigations.

Organization

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The Tunisian National Guard is led by a Director General, and consist of an inspectorate general and five directorate general, which are:[3][6]

  • Inspectorate General.
  • Directorate General of Public Security.
  • Directorate General of Intervention Units.
  • Directorate General of Border Guards.
  • Directorate General of Common Services.
  • Directorate General of the Mutual of Civil Protection National Guard officials.

Aside of five directorate general, It also have Directorate which works directly under Director General of the National Guard:[3]

  • Directorate of Research and Investigation.
  • Directorate of Anti-Terrorism.
  • Directorate of Studies, Strategic plan and International Cooperation.
  • The Special Unit.
  • The Central Secretariat.
  • The Central Operations Room
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27 Naval Vessels

  • 6 patrol boats P350TN (140 t, 35 m), donated by Italy (2 delivered 12.2012; 3 delivered between 2013/2014; 1 will be delivery within 2.2015)
  • 7 patrol boats Classe 800/P58 (30 t, 17 m), donated by Italy middle years '00
  • 4 patrol boats Classe 700 (18 t, 15 m), donated by Italy in May 2011
  • 8 patrol boats Classe Squalo (13 t, 13,5 m), donated by Italy middle years '00
  • 2 motorboats Classe 500 (8,5 t, 11 m), donated by Italy in 2009/2011

3 Aircraft

Ranks

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Officer ranks
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Tunisian National Guard[5]
أمير لواء
'amir liwa'
عميد
Amid
عقيد
Aqid
مقدم
Muqaddam
رائد
Ra'id
نقيب
Naqib
ملازم أول
Mulazim awwal
ملازم
Mulazim
Général de brigade Colonel-major Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Other ranks
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Tunisian National Guard[5]
وكيل أول
Wakil 'awal
وكيل
Wakil
عريف أول
Earif 'awal
عريف
Earif
رقيب أول
Raqib 'awal
رقيب
Raqib
جندي متطوع
Jundiun
Adjudant-chef Adjudant Sergent-chef Sergent Caporal-chef Caporal Soldat

References

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  1. ^ a b Décret Beylical du 6 Septembre 1956 (30 moharem 1376), portant création de la garde nationale (Décret Beylical) (in French). 1956.
  2. ^ Blanchard, Emmanuel (2014). "French Colonial Police". In Bruinsma, Gerben; Weisburd, David (eds.). Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Vol. 8. Springer Publishing. pp. 1836–46. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-5690-2_465. ISBN 978-1-4614-5689-6. S2CID 159207331.
  3. ^ a b c "Tunisian National Guard". FIEP. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. "Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs: Tunisia Summary". US Department of State. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Statut particulier des agents de la Garde nationale". interieur.gov.tn (in French). Tunisian Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Nouvelles nominations à la Garde nationale". Business News (in French). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Création d'une nouvelle unité de la Garde nationale soutenue par 3 hélicoptères". Business News (in French). 21 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2021.