Back غزو أنجوان 2008 Arabic Invasión a Anjouan de 2008 AST Invasion von Anjouan German Invasión a Anjouan de 2008 Spanish Opération Démocratie aux Comores French Invasi Anjouan 2008 ID Mwakpo nke Anjouan na 2008 IG Invasie van Anjouan Dutch Invasjonen av Anjouan 2008 NB Invasion d'Anjouan (2008) Occitan

2008 invasion of Anjouan

2008 invasion of Anjouan

Map of the invasion of Anjouan
DateMarch 25, 2008
Location
Anjouan, Comoros
12°15′S 44°25′E / 12.250°S 44.417°E / -12.250; 44.417
Result

Comorian government and African Union victory

Belligerents

African Union

Supported by:

 Anjouan
Commanders and leaders
A.A. Sambi
(President of the Comoros)		 Mohamed Bacar
(President of Anjouan) Surrendered
Strength

2,000

  • Comoros 500[2]
  • Tanzania 750
  • Sudan 600
  • Senegal 150
 Anjouan 500[2]
Casualties and losses
None 3 killed
10 injured
100 arrested[3]
11 civilians injured[4]

The invasion of Anjouan (code-named Operation Democracy in Comoros),[5][6] on March 25, 2008, was an amphibious assault led by the Comoros, backed by African Union (AU) forces, including troops from Sudan, Tanzania, Senegal, along with logistical support from Libya and France. The objective of the invasion was to topple Colonel Mohamed Bacar's leadership in Anjouan, an island in the Union of Comoros, when he refused to step down after a disputed 2007 election, in defiance of the federal government and the AU. The Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean has had a fractious history since its independence from France in 1975, experiencing more than 20 coups or attempted coups.[7]

The invasion occurred in the early morning of March 25, 2008. The main towns were quickly overrun and the island was declared under the control of the invading forces the same day. Mohamed Bacar managed to escape to Mayotte on March 26 and requested political asylum. He was subsequently held in custody there by the French administration and brought to the island of Réunion. On May 15, France rejected Bacar's request for asylum, but the French refugee office ruled that the ousted leader could not be extradited to the Comoros because of the risk of persecution.[8]

  1. ^ AFP (March 25, 2008). "African forces invade rebel Comoros island". ReliefWeb. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "Comoros: Military action irreversible". Integrated Regional Information Networks Africa. March 14, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2008.
  3. ^ Amir, Ahmed Ali (March 27, 2008). "Comoros rebel leader flees to French-run island". Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  4. ^ AFP (March 27, 2008). "Bacar has asked for asylum in France". France 24. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
  5. ^ "Troops head for Comoros island". Al Jazeera. March 24, 2008. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
  6. ^ Goujon, Emmanuel; AFP (March 24, 2008). "AU troops move towards rebel Comoros island". France 24. Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
  7. ^ "Anti-French protests in Comoros". BBC. March 27, 2008. Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2008.
  8. ^ "Comoran rebel asylum plea refused". BBC News. May 15, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2008.

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