gendarmerie
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The government has mobilized 70,000 officers nationwide from the police and gendarmerie, a branch of the armed forces with policing duties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
"There were ordinary gendarmerie checkpoints on the roads, but not an exceptional deployment," a source close to the removal operations told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The woman's partner, aged 55, is a former French gendarmerie officer who left the force in 2010.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
It would be overseen by a committee of officers from the army, gendarmerie and police.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
One of the most influential personages in each government, is the colonel of the gendarmerie, who is completely independent of the governor.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell
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