Soldier killed, six wounded in clash during Kadialock cannabis clearing
A Military Zone No. 5 detachment destroying cannabis fields clashed with armed men at Kadialock on 12 March 2026; one soldier was killed, six wounded, and several attackers were neutralized, the army said.
🇸🇳 Kadialock, North Sindian, Bignona · Senegal
- Deaths
- 1
One Senegalese soldier was killed and six others wounded on Thursday, March
12, 2026, after troops clashed with suspected fighters linked to the
Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance during an operation to destroy
cannabis farms in southern Senegal.[1][2]
According to the Armed Forces’ Directorate of Information and Public
Relations, a detachment operating under Military Zone No. 5 encountered armed
individuals in the Kadialock area of North Sindian, Bignona department, near
the Gambian border, while destroying fields of chanvre indien.[1][2]
Several attackers were neutralized in the exchange, and units continued
operations to dismantle plantations and secure local populations.[1][2]
Sources
- Senegalese Troops Clash With Armed Groups. News Central, 13 March 2026. In English.
- Senegalese Soldier Killed, Six Injured in Clash With Suspected MFDC Fighters Near Gambia Border. The Gambia Journal, 13 March 2026. In English. Archived copy.
Open questions the AI reported
- The identities of the dead and wounded and the number of attackers neutralized were not reported.