Senegal Government Breaks Ties With Iran Over Arms Shipments
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Senegal severed diplomatic ties with Iran over a series of arms shipments that it alleges have led to the deaths of soldiers from the West African nation, Foreign Minister Madicke Niang said.
Iran delivered “important amounts” of arms to Gambia, Niang said in a statement published in the state-owned le Soleil newspaper today. Gambia borders the southern Senegalese region of Casamance, where separatists are fighting for autonomy. A shipment of weapons seized in Nigeria last year was also destined for Gambia, Niang said.