The Tunisian authorities announced on Tuesday that they had defeated ” very serious terrorist threats during the month of Ramadan.
These terrorist acts were foiled. thanks to the work of the security units“, specified the spokeswoman for the Tunisian Ministry of the Interior, Fadhila Khelifi during a press conference.
The same source noted that ” the field work accomplished by the security executives and the operational readiness of the security forces continue and are not limited to the month of Ramadan alone« .
She noted that the security situation has clearly improved over the last period, stressing that the Council of Internal Security Forces, which brings together all senior security officials, now meets approximately every two months and no longer once a year.
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According to the spokesperson, council meetings focus on the security and stability of the country and its decisions are taken collectively.
The Interior Department will stand up to any attempt to destabilize the work of security forces or undermine public order through the dissemination of false information, she said.
The terrorist threat has dropped considerably in Tunisia since the bloody attacks of 2015 and the major offensive once morest the city of Ben Guerdane in March 2016, thanks to the dismantling of dozens of sleeper cells and preventive operations in extremist circles.
The activity of armed groups is currently confined to mountainous areas near the Algerian border, where incidents are reported from time to time.
The mountains surrounding the Algerian borders have been the scene since 2012 of clashes between the Tunisian army and armed groups, in particular the Oqba Ibn Nafie phalanx, a local branch of Aqmi, held responsible for several attacks in the country.
With MAP