News Source: Press TV
| about 1 month ago
There were six dead, four wounded and two missing," an unnamed military authority told the news agency. Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the military, Colonel Ousmane Sar, confirmed the attack and said, "In three years we have not had such a heavy...
News Source: Voice of America
| about 1 month ago
Six Senegalese soldiers were killed in an ambush near the country's border with Guinea-Bissau late Friday. Senegalese rebels in the area have been stepping up their attacks...Six soldiers were killed and three injured in the ambush in the Niagha...
News Source: BBC
| about 1 month ago
The attack occurred in the Casamance region, which has a long history of separatist violence. The soldiers were killed by a rocket-propelled grenade after their vehicle became stuck in mud near the border with Guinea-Bissau, the army says. There has...
News Source: Seattle Times
| about 1 month ago
Senegal — A military official says that six Senegalese soldiers have been killed and three wounded in an attack near the border of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau...Ousmane Sar says the soldiers were in a vehicle returning to their base in the southern...
News Source: Daily Nation
| about 1 month ago
Two people died in an attack on a bus in August. The rebels accuse the government of neglecting Casamance. Numerous deals have failed to secure lasting peace for the region, which is also an important grain producer. Analysts worry that tensions in...