The Senegalese army announced the disappearance of one of its soldiers during a military operation in Casamance, in the south of the country.
In a communities published Thursday the army indicated that its elements had intensified their operations in Bignona, in the south of the country, after “attacks of armed men in the region of Yajinaki”, not far from the border with the Gambia.
“The 5th military region has launched large -scale operations to arrest the attackers, who committed crimes on April 13 in the city of Djinaki, according to the press release.
The army said that its staff had exchanged fire with attackers on Wednesday, when a military convoy had fallen into an ambush stretched by armed men, leaving an injured soldier and another is missing.
The army said it had strengthened the security measures to find the disappeared soldier and reassured the inhabitants by telling them that she was working on their security and that of their property.
According to the Senegalese newspaper Le Quotidien, the first attack in Djenaki took place on Monday evening, when armed men attacked the city, took over the phones of certain residents and looted several stores, before fleeing.
The Senegalese authorities have not revealed the nature of the attackers.
It should be noted that the Casamance region, in southern Senegal, has lived in a state of tension for years, despite stopping direct clashes between the army and the Casamançais rebels, and several branches of the democratic movement (rebels) have placed arms and announced their entry into peace with Senegal.
A few months ago, the Senegalese government announced a new return plan for indigenous populations in their villages and cities after years of war, and the government launched development programs to allow populations to stay on the spot and provide them with the means necessary for development.
