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Senegalese troop withdrawal delayed

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    The withdrawal of the 1,200 Senegalese troops, due to begin yesterday, has not yet materialised, a Senegalese military source told IRIN today. He declined to comment on the delay or when the withdrawals would begin.

    Reports last week said the Senegalese pullout, the first of an estimated 3,000 Guinean and Senegalese troops, would begin 14 February and all would be out by the end of the month. Guinean troops, like Senegal’s, have been propping up Vieira’s administration and under a deal reached ending the latest round of fighting, they must all leave by the end of February.

    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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