France is preparing to punish ex-generals and acting offers who signed a letter warning of a civil war with Islamists.
"These are unacceptable actions ... There will be consequences, naturally," the French defence minister, Florence Parly, said on France Info radio on Monday (26 April).
"The military are not there to campaign, but to defend France and protect the French," she added.
"For those who have violated the duty of reserve, sanctions are planned, and if there are a...
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