March 23, 2022
Over 6,000 have been displaced in the Gambia, Senegal after the Casamance mission
A few weeks ago, the Senegalese military launched an operation against rebels in the Casamance region, which borders the Gambia. More than 6,000 people have fled their homes in Gambia and Senegal following clashes between Senegalese soldiers and separatists near the Gambian border.
The figures came in a statement from the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) in the Gambia on Tuesday.
On March 13, the Senegalese military launched an operation against rebels fighting for independence in the West African country’s southern Casamance region, which borders Gambia.
Fighting pushed 691 people in Casamance to cross over and seek refuge in Gambia, a tiny nation of about 2 million people almost fully enveloped by Senegal, the NDMA said in an assessment of the aftermath.
Fighting pushed 691 people in Casamance to cross over and seek refuge in Gambia, a tiny nation of about 2 million people almost fully enveloped by Senegal, the NDMA said in an assessment of the aftermath.
Two Senegalese soldiers were killed when fighting last flared up in January this year.
