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Images of the protests showed police firing teargas at protesters before charging them with batons. Witnesses said they heard chants inciting an uprising. Eighteen police officers and seven civilians were injured in the clashes and some of the arrested were executive members of Three Years Jotna,Sankareh said. Jammeh fled in January under military pressure from West African countries to respect his election loss to Barrow.

The government has said Jammeh will be arrested for killings, torture and other abuses allegedly committed by his security forces if he returns to the Gambia.

Jammeh denies those allegations. Senior officials have previously said the agreement to stand down after three years of the five-year term was a result of Barrow being misled. Some are mistrustful: Barrow initially said he would only serve as a transitional leader for three years but can now run for as long as he likes after a bill to limit presidents to two terms failed to pass last year. Still, a recent programme to build 50 roads has been well received and many in the country of 2.

Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox. More from Reuters. Gambian President Adama Barrow wants Senegal to send over troops to his country ahead December elections. DW's Jane Nyingi spoke to Omar Wally in Banjul and first wanted to know if the Gambian army is capable of handling its security issues. The West African country's decision to delay a long-awaited report into the crimes committed under longtime leader Yahya Jammeh comes as families torn apart by the brutal regime struggle to heal decades on.

Rights groups in the Gambia are up in arms about the potential return of former dictator Yahya Jammeh to the West African country ahead of crucial December elections. The EU could tighten visa requirements for Gambians following Banjul's refusal to accept deportees from Germany.

Experts say Gambia's decision to reject its citizens could have wider consequences. The regional bloc has obliged. It may be a sign Barrow is expecting trouble over the rejection of a new constitution.