The operation is simple: on dialing the service's number, users press "1" to record a report, or "2" to listen to one.

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The basic operation is simple enough, with triggers, face buttons, a d-pad and everything else you'd need to ape a modern console controller.

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Despite the relatively small number of militant fighters, there is little simple about the French operation.

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