Senegal Soldier Killed in Clash During Anti-Cannabis Operation in Casamance

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Regular operations are being carried out to destroy cannabis fields that fuel trafficking by MFDC separatist rebels.

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As part of the fight against the illegal cultivation of Indian hemp, Military Zone No. 5 launched an operation on 12 March to destroy hemp fields in Kadialock, northern Sindian, near the Gambian border. According to Captain Ibrahima Sow, Director of Information and Public Relations of the Army, the intervention resulted in a clash with a group of armed individuals. The provisional assessment reported a deceased military officer and six others in…