West African troops entered Gambia on Thursday in a bid to depose the country’s defeated ruler, Yahaya Jammeh, who is still clinging to power after a newly elected president was sworn in, reports The Associated Press.
Senegal’s army said that West Africa’s regional force, ECOWAS, has begun strikes as part of Operation “Restore Democracy.”
Col. Abdou Ndiaye did not say what type of strikes they were, but said in a statement that “significant” land, air and sea resources had been made available.
Meanwhile, new Gambian President Adama Barrow took office in a swearing in ceremony in Gambia’s embassy in Dakar, demanding loyalty from his own armed forces in a tense standoff with his defeated rival, AFP reported. FULL STORY