SAS village of El Isri. Self defense is one of the cardinal elements of the SAS villages. The army gives them guns and teaches them their use. At night one of the villagers makes the rounds of the town to stand guard.
SAS is a volunteers'organization to help natives: For a number of years, volunteer officers in the French army have been doing social work where it was most needed in small villages. They advise the natives on how to protect themselves against FLN attacks, later branched out to build schools and hospitals, distribute clothing and food. Lately they have been evacuating isolated villages which were unable to protect themselves against FLN attacks and have put them into larger, more central towns, providing shelter and work for them.