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Sierra Leone says security force members apprehended by Guinea's military following border incursion
Sierra Leone reports Guinean forces detained security personnel and seized weapons amid a decades-long border dispute dating back to the civil war.
- On Feb 24, Sierra Leone's government said Guinea's military seized several members of its joint security team, including an officer, across the border from a town in Falaba district.
- The dispute dates to Sierra Leone's 1991–2002 civil war when Guinea deployed troops, a long-standing regional conflict. Sierra Leone said Guinea detained security team members.
- Sierra Leone said weapons and ammunition were taken, the national flag of Sierra Leone hoisted, and an investigation team dispatched to the area.
- Guinean authorities did not immediately respond as the Sierra Leone government uses diplomatic and security channels to confirm detainees' location and secure their release.
- Last year, the Guinean military entered a mineral-rich border town, sparking regional concern, while Sierra Leone said Guinean troops did not completely withdraw after the war despite a wartime invitation.
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Sierra Leone says members of its security forces held by Guinea in border row
FREETOWN, Feb 24 - Sierra Leone on Tuesday accused Guinea of capturing several members of its security forces, in the latest flare-up of a long-running row over border territory. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Sierra Leone says security force members apprehended by Guinea's military following border incursion
Sierra Leone's government says that several members of a security team including an officer have been apprehended and transported over the border by members of the Guinean military.
The Sierra Leone government reported that Guinean Armed Forces personnel crossed into the Kalieyereh settlement, violating the border in the region. The statement added that several soldiers, including an officer from the joint security team, were detained and taken to the Guinean side.
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Sierra Leone said that Guinean army personnel illegally entered its territory and detained members of the Sierra Leonean security and defense forces. The Sierra Leonean Ministry of Information explained in a statement released Tuesday that the incident occurred Monday when Guinean army personnel crossed into the town of Kaliriye in the Phalapa district, within Sierra Leonean territory. According to the same statement, at the time of the incident…
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