Ivory Cost
It looks like the French are getting a taste of modern war. First I suppose we must define modern war. I define modern war as a technical impossibility You are not allowed to conquer a country or people to sort out the trouble makers. You must somehow single out only those who wish you harm and only after they have done you harm. You are not allowed to take any casualties. There can be now collateral damage, and no one is aloud to admit you are there to kill people.
France is in the Ivory Cost  Here is the scenario as I gather it. The official government is trying to put down a rebellion with force. The people are pissed because, well, they are the rebels. Their families are the ones getting killed. They hold protests, then throw rocks, then attack out-write French soldiers as they go about their daily business. The French are sending in more troupes. The local government is backing off a bit. It is the same old story. It is a domestic fight. As soon as the cops show up both sides turn on the cops (in this case , the French). Isn't this how Vietnam started?