Senegal: 2,100 Soldiers to Join Aggression on Yemen

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Senegal on Monday said it would send 2,100 soldiers to Saudi Arabia to join Riyadh’s military aggression on Yemen, at the request of the Saudi King Salman.

Foreign Minister Mankeur Ndiaye made the announcement in a speech to the National Assembly.

He did not specify when the troops would be deployed, and officials did not immediately provide further details.

Ndiaye said Riyadh originally asked Dakar to contribute to the Saudi-led aggression at the beginning of April.

Senegalese President Micky Sall "decided to respond favorably to this request by deploying a contingent of 2,100 men to the holy land of Saudi Arabia".

"The terms and other necessary arrangements for the deployment were made between the chiefs of the armed forces of the two countries," the foreign minister said.

According to Ndiaye, previous Senegalese military deployments to the Middle East have included serving as part of the 1990 War on Iraq.

Since independence from France in 1960, the country has deployed nearly 25,000 soldiers in more than 20 peacekeeping operations, he said.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team