Top Casamance rebel commander Adama Sane and his fighters seek new sanctuary after losing base

A top rebel commander who was forced out of his base in Casamance by the Senegalese military has retreated further in the north with his fighters, according to Senego.

The Senegalese army last week seized Sane’s base in Sikoun alongside another base after heavy bombardment. The top rebel then fled with his fighters.

According to Senego, the town of Sikoun which lies near Senegal’s border with Guinea Bissau had been a sanctuary for MFDC rebels but the Senegalese army has now regained control of the area. There hasn’t been much media coverage around the Senegalese army’s recent operation in Casamance, according Senego.

MFDC rebels have been fighting for the independence of southern Senegal since 1982.