Tunisia strengthens his case for confronting terrorism
(Defensa.com) The Tunisian government is strengthening its defenses, especially those known as home security, to deal with the onslaught of terrorism. After the attacks in March and June 2015, several European countries pledged security assistance to the Tunisian government, whose social and economic stability is vital for the countries of southern Europe, after considering more severe situation in neighboring Libya.
In practice, the European efforts have been very modest, highlighting the agreement with Italy for Tunisia was equipped with a dozen patrol boats, funded with 14 million euros from the Ministry of Interior transalpine, in order to strengthen the control of migratory flows in the Channel of Sicily. Thus, on April 15 Italian shipyards Vittoria di Adria (Rovigo) delivered the last two twelve patrol ordered and are of two types, each 27 meters in length and other larger P270TN 35 meters P350TN appointed to the Marina Military and Garde Nationale (which serves as a Coast Guard) respectively.
In late July, the defense minister of Germany, Ursula von the Leyen, traveling the country and after meeting with officials, including his counterpart, told reporters the intention of supporting material means efforts to waterproof the 459 km border with the Libya issue.
Thus German policy promised to provide optical devices 700, 3,000 helmets, five trucks and SUV parts for maintenance of ships and vehicles with which to reinforce the equipment of the forces protecting the border issue. It should be remembered that these boundaries have been killed multiple times Tunisian police and military events that have barely transcended the European media. Additionally, the Government of Tunisia also wants to fortify 220 kilometers of that border by a sensor system monitoring, site preparation work last July 15th having started.
The main support to the African country comes from the United States, which in May gave a first package of military aid to Tunisia, which is part of a planned aid estimated at $ 180 million, according to Reuters, to support the fight against terrorists. The delivery consists of 52 vehicle Humvees SUV (Multipurpose High-Mobility Wheeled Vehicles, or HMMWV) and a patrol boat 20 meters long, which would be the first of four that are scheduled to deliver the US to enhance maritime security of the country . The Tunisian government is also enhanced by a patrol of 26.50 meters in length, they just thrown away last August 21 after being built in local shipyards "Istiklal" (Independence).
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