5,604,229 |
12.4 |
-16.2 |
Guinea-Bissau |
|
Fighting continued between the Guinea- Bissau army and Senegalese separatists in Northern Guinea-Bissau as the army proceeded with its efforts to destroy rebel bases in northern Guinea-Bissau |
5,604,233 |
12.4 |
-16.2 |
Guinea-Bissau |
|
Guinea-Bissau's army on Monday shelled positions of a faction of Senegalese separatists with heavy artillery from a headquarters at the entrance to Sao Domingos, targetting suspected rebel positions to the densely forested Southwest. |
5,604,237 |
12.4 |
-16.2 |
Guinea-Bissau |
|
Three soldiers were killed when their truck hit a landmine laid by Salif Sadio's MFDC |
5,604,241 |
12.4 |
-16.2 |
Guinea-Bissau |
|
The army resumed firing at Salif Sadio's MFDC bases, some eight kilometres (five miles) from the northern town of Sao Domingos, using machines guns and rocket-propelled grenade launchers |
5,604,245 |
12.45 |
-16.1833 |
Guinea-Bissau |
|
The army captured the border village of Baraca Mandioca, a base for Salif Sadio's MFDC Senegalese rebel movement less than a km from Sadio's headquarters. At least 60 soldiers have been killed over the past two weeks of fighting (casualty numbers divided between days with no specific casualties tallies mentioned: March 19, 20, 24, 30 - for a total of 60 soldier fatalities between March 16 and 30) |
5,604,249 |
12.45 |
-16.1833 |
Guinea-Bissau |
|
|
5,604,253 |
12.3833 |
-16.2833 |
Guinea-Bissau |
|
|
5,604,257 |
12.45 |
-16.1833 |
Guinea-Bissau |
|
|
5,604,261 |
12.3833 |
-16.2833 |
Guinea-Bissau |
|
Guinea-Bissau's army launched a new bombardment against Senegalese rebels targetted a "newly discovered" hideout in northern Guinea-Bissau of rebels loyal to Salif Sadio around the town of Nhambalang, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of Sao Domingos |
5,604,264 |
11.84 |
-15.29767 |
Guinea-Bissau |
|
Some 500 school teachers protested on the streets of the capital, Bissau, and said that year-end exam results would not be released until salaries overdue by up to 14 months had been paid in full |