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Des rebelles pillent des magasins au sud de la ville

Une douzaine d'hommes armés, décrits comme étant des combattants du Mouvement des forces démocratiques de Casamance (MFDC), ont pillé samedi des magasins et des maisons à Ziguinchor, à 250 km au sud de la capitale sénégalaise, Dakar, ont annoncé des sources médiatiques.

Au cours de l'attaque dans le voisinage de Kande, les assaillants ont dérobé de l'argent à leurs victimes. Des sources au Sénégal ont affirmé à IRIN que ces incursions arrivent souvent lorsque les combattants recherchent des vivres et d'autres biens de base. Le MFDC est une organisation armée qui lutte depuis 1982 pour l'indépendance de la Casamance, une région au sud du Sénégal.

This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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