Separatist rebels agreed on Monday to release seven Senegalese soldiers they captured last month, following negotiations involving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS.
The soldiers, part of a West African force in neighbouring Gambia, were taken captive by rebels from the Movement of Democratic Forces for Casamance (MFDC) during a clash that also killed at least two Senegalese troops and one rebel fighter.
Senegal said they were captured in Gambia, while the MFDC accused them of crossing over into Senegal's southern region of Casamance to attack them.
