{UAH} Updates on Gambia

ECOWAS has ordered it's troops (ECOMOG) to capture Gambia's President Yahya Jameeh alive or dead. 
Forces loyal to Jammeh have put up fighting positions to secure the capital. President Yahya Jammeh is relying on his loyalists within the Republican National Guard, which includes his elite presidential guard and a special force to keep him in power.

The Gambia's army is deeply divided and dozens of soldiers have already been arrested. The presidential guard is made up of about 1,000 troops which may not be able to defend Jammeh against a well-trained regional force with superior weapons.

At least 26,000 Gambians, mostly women, and children had crossed into Senegal by Monday evening amid fears that violence could erupt, the UN refugee agency said, citing Senegalese government figures.

President Yahya Jammeh lost last month's election to opposition rival Adama Barrow. He initially accepted defeat but now refusing to hand over power. Mediation by West African leaders failed to secure a peaceful exit for Jammeh.
(Report compiled by Sainey MK Marenah;

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