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The author reported that, since the beginning of September, unprecedented clashes have pitted ISIS Sahel against JNIM in the border area between Mali and Burkina Faso. He indicated that a new major battle has been taking place there for 48 hours and that there have been many deaths on both sides. #Sahel #Mali #BurkinaFaso #ML #BF (translated)

Camille described a method used, according to her, by protesters during clashes with the police in France in December 2018: Yellow Vests would have thrown paint bombs at the visors and shields of the police in order to blind them and hinder their maneuvers. https://t.co/MOYt05nw0G #GiletsJaunes #Manifestation #France (translated)

Matthew Valet opposed the withdrawal of stun grenades, believing that the incident in Lens, where a young man lost a hand, did not justify disarming the police. He added that a police officer or gendarme could not be held responsible if someone picked up a grenade at the moment of its explosion. Referring to the events of the previous day at the Place de la Bastille, he claimed that the absence of grenades and LBD (flash-ball launchers) in the face of individuals determined to attack the police risked causing a "bloodbath." He questioned whether this would lead to more confrontations at close quarters and injuries. Valet stated that he felt Emmanuel Macron preferred to see a police officer hospitalized rather than a rioter imprisoned. He argued that disarming police officers exposed them to injury and reminded that they were parents wearing a uniform. He also criticized the Magistrates' Union, accusing it of complacency towards the far left. According to him, excusing violence contributed to its rooting in France. #sécurité #violence #police (translated)

FRENCHRAPUS described as "completely surreal" an image of the clashes between the police and protesters at Bastille, which he said took place today. He claimed that the BRAV-M and water cannons had been deployed to disperse the protesters, and credited Luc Auffret for the video. https://t.co/NctTA68Kbm #Bastille #Manifestation #France (translated)

FRENCHRAPUS stated that France was making headlines worldwide due to a demonstration which, according to him, gathered more than 100,000 people in Paris that evening. He also wrote that tensions and clashes had pitted protesters, some carrying Palestinian flags, against law enforcement. #France #Manifestation #Paris (translated)

Press Briefs described a strong rise in tensions on the eve of what the report referred to as the "act III" of the high school mobilization, scheduled for Tuesday, October 6. According to the author, more than 5,000 people had been arrested in a few days, about 85% of whom were minors, and nearly 200 students had been injured. He cited several serious injuries: a 16-year-old had lost the use of an eye in Tours, a 14-year-old had been seriously injured in the jaw and teeth in Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône, a high school student had been injured in the eye in Argenteuil, and on Monday in Lens, a 15-year-old had his hand blown off by the explosion of a de-escalation grenade. Press Briefs added that six investigations by the IGPN were recorded on Monday afternoon. The author reminded that the demands were particularly about the lack of teachers and staff, overcrowded classes, learning conditions, inequalities in resources, and Parcoursup. He reported that the Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, had stated that he had given no instructions aimed at limiting the action of the law enforcement agencies nor requested that they forgo their intermediate weaponry. Press Briefs also estimated that the media coverage gave a dominant place to damage, clashes, and law enforcement, to the detriment of the demands and the use of force. In support of this criticism, the author cited a count by Acrimed covering four days of 1 PM and 8 PM news programs on France 2. Of the 24 minutes and 53 seconds dedicated to mobilizations, 19 minutes and 26 seconds, nearly 78%, were said to have focused on violence and clashes. The demands received 1 minute and 56 seconds, a potential disproportionate police response 47 seconds, and the government's accusations against LFI 2 minutes and 58 seconds. Press Briefs also reported that the League of Human Rights, the Lawyers' Union of France, and the Magistrates' Union had criticized the police response and raised concerns about the rights of minors and the rule of law. The Magistrates' Union had described it as brutal and inappropriate for a movement composed mainly of young people, according to the author. #Lyceens #Mobilisation #ViolencesPolicieres (translated)

The author reported that individuals had set fire that very morning to the entrance of the Vauquelin high school in Paris, where students and teachers had taken refuge. He also mentioned images of clashes in front of establishments in several cities. #lycée #blocus #lycéens https://t.co/vkbsETh241 #lycée #blocus #manifestation #FR (translated)

Arno Klarsfeld wrote that he saw on a news channel the testimony of a police officer's wife, whose daughter had allegedly been threatened by young people during clashes with the police. He claimed that they had made obscene remarks to the police officer about his wife and daughter, calling them by their first names. According to him, the daughter no longer dared to leave her home, and her mother had testified in tears, worried for her future. Klarsfeld believed that this situation could not continue. #Sécurité #Justice #Violence (translated)