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Senegal announced the deployment of new gendarmerie units in the east of the country amid growing security threats along its border with Mali. Early last month, attacks by Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants in western Mali targeted the border town of Diboli, less than 500 meters from the Senegalese town of Kédera. The Senegalese National Gendarmerie announced that the Minister of the Armed Forces, General Biramé Diop, inaugurated new units in Tambaco…
The Islamic and Muslim Support Group, which is seeking to expand into Senegal according to analysts, has attacked several localities on its border with Mali.
Senegal Boosts Border Security with New Units
Senegal has announced the deployment of additional gendarmerie units in the eastern part of the country in response to escalating security concerns along its border with Mali. The move follows recent insurgent activity just across the border, including an early July attack on the Malian town of Diboli, situated less than half a kilometre from Senegal’s Kidira. The assault was carried out by the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), …
Senegal announced on Saturday the deployment of its gendarmerie units in the east of the country to ward off security threats along the border with neighboring Mali. The AFP agency reported this on Sunday night, recalling that in July there was an attack attributed to jihadists in the Malian border village of Diabali. Diabali is less than 500 meters from the Senegalese town of Kidira. Attacks of this type are usually claimed by the Group in Supp…
Senegal strengthens eastern gendarmerie amid Mali border threats
Dakar (AFP) Aug 2, 2025 Senegal said Saturday that it is positioning new gendarmerie units in the east of the country as it faces growing security threats along its border with Mali. Jihadist attacks early last month in Mali's west included an assault on Diboli, a border community less than 500 metres from the town of Kidira in Senegal. The attacks were claimed by the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims
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