The Tunisian National Guard (french: Garde Nationale, aeb, الحرس الوطني, el-Ḥaras el-Waṭanī) is the national
gendarmerie
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A gendarmerie () is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term ''gendarme'' () is derived from the medieval French expression ', which translates to " men-at-arms" (literally, ...
force of the
Republic of Tunisia
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and separated from the
Tunisian Armed Forces
The Tunisian Armed Forces ( ar, القوات المسلحة التونسية) consist of the Tunisian Army, Tunisian Air Force, Air Force and Navy.
As of 2019, Tunisia had armed forces with more than 150,000 active-duty personnel, of which 80,0 ...
.
History
During
French protectorate of Tunisia
The French protectorate of Tunisia (french: Protectorat français de Tunisie; ar, الحماية الفرنسية في تونس '), commonly referred to as simply French Tunisia, was established in 1881, during the French colonial Empire era, ...
, the French national gendarmerie is tasked to maintain law and order in Tunisia. 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. Originally dependent on the ministry of Defense, the force was transferred to the Ministry of the Interior, due to President
Habib Bourguiba
Habib Bourguiba (; ar, الحبيب بورقيبة, al-Ḥabīb Būrqībah; 3 August 19036 April 2000) was a Tunisian lawyer, nationalist leader and statesman who led the country from 1956 to 1957 as the prime minister of the Kingdom of T ...
's mistrust of the military.
Missions
Tunisian National Guard, along with Tunisian National Police, is the first line of defense against internal security threat. 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:
* 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
The Tunisian National Guard is led by a Director General, and consist of an inspectorate general and five directorate general, which are:
* 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:
* 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
Naval Vessels and Aircraft
27 Naval Vessels
* 6 patrol boats P350TN (140 t, 35 m), donated by
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
(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
* 3