Troops from a bloc of West African countries have entered Gambia in support of Adama Barrow, shortly after the new Gambian president called for international backing following his inauguration in neighbouring Senegal.
Longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh, who came to power in a 1994 coup, has refused to step down despite losing a disputed December 1 presidential election to Barrow, deepening a political crisis.
Robin Sanders, a former US ambassador to ECOWAS, told Al Jazeera that while amnesty for Jammeh would be a "tough thing for most people to accept", it was crucial that a peaceful resolution was reached.
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