Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Moroccan Auxiliary Forces (Berber: Idwasen Imawwasen or Imxazniyen, Arabic: القوات المساعدة Al-Quwwāt al-Musā`idah, French: Forces Auxiliaires Marocaines) is a paramilitary force legally part of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces but following the command of the Ministry of the Interior, and supplements the military, Gendarmerie and police when needed. It also participated in military conflicts like the Western Sahara war.Additionally, they contribute to maintaining order and they are also present as border watch, and are the main backup force for firefighters during forest fires. During the Years of Lead, custody facilities such as Tazmamart and Agdz were mainly operated by elements of the auxiliary forces. Today auxiliary forces units are mainly used to repress demonstrations.The Auxiliary forces are a continuation of a low-rank military unit composed of Senegalese Tirailleurs and Goumiers, used by the French during the protectorate area, to repress Moroccans. Since the official French police patrolled only in the European area, this unit was responsible for maintaining order in the Moroccan neighbourhoods.They are known colloquially as the mroud (a Berber word for a type of Grasshopper), mkhaznia (from Makhzen) or as imxazniyn in Berber."@en }
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- Auxiliary_Forces abstract "The Moroccan Auxiliary Forces (Berber: Idwasen Imawwasen or Imxazniyen, Arabic: القوات المساعدة Al-Quwwāt al-Musā`idah, French: Forces Auxiliaires Marocaines) is a paramilitary force legally part of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces but following the command of the Ministry of the Interior, and supplements the military, Gendarmerie and police when needed. It also participated in military conflicts like the Western Sahara war.Additionally, they contribute to maintaining order and they are also present as border watch, and are the main backup force for firefighters during forest fires. During the Years of Lead, custody facilities such as Tazmamart and Agdz were mainly operated by elements of the auxiliary forces. Today auxiliary forces units are mainly used to repress demonstrations.The Auxiliary forces are a continuation of a low-rank military unit composed of Senegalese Tirailleurs and Goumiers, used by the French during the protectorate area, to repress Moroccans. Since the official French police patrolled only in the European area, this unit was responsible for maintaining order in the Moroccan neighbourhoods.They are known colloquially as the mroud (a Berber word for a type of Grasshopper), mkhaznia (from Makhzen) or as imxazniyn in Berber.".