Steve Herman wrote on Twitter late on Thursday night that ECOWAS halted its operation, but said that if Jammeh did not cede power until noon on Friday, the operation, which involves 7,000 troops, would resume.
According to Ndiaye, servicemen taking part in the ECOWAS "Restore Democracy" military operation in Gambia were striking military targets and were not meeting any resistance on Thursday.
On Thursday, Adama Barrow was sworn in as Gambia’s new president at the country's embassy in neighboring Senegal, while Yahya Jammeh continued to refuse to step down.
The Gambian presidential election was held on December 1, 2016. On December 10, Jammeh rejected the outcome of the election and filed a petition to the Supreme Court, refusing to step down until the court hears his case. He claimed the country faced foreign interference and declared a state of emergency while the Gambian parliament extended his term for 90 days.
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