武装力量的入驻是为冈比亚新总统巴罗回国做准备的。由于贾梅拒绝放下权力，巴罗前些时候暂居邻国塞内加尔。巴罗星期四在塞内加尔首都达喀尔宣誓就职。
截止星期天晚上，巴罗返回冈比亚的时间还没有公布，不过一位发言人告诉媒体说，他将“尽快”返回。另一位发言人在班珠尔告诉记者说，星期一要对首都班珠尔的安全进行检查，确保巴罗能安全返回这个有150万人口的国家。
美国国务院于“冈比亚目前正在进行的和平权力移交”表示欢迎，并且祝贺巴罗宣誓就职。
Troops from a regionwide military force moved Sunday into Gambia's capital, Banjul, hours after defeated leader Yahya Jammeh fled into exile.
The regional force is expected to clear the way for the return of the country's newly elected President Adama Barrow, who earlier took refuge in nearby Senegal when Jammeh refused to leave office. Barrow was sworn in Thursday at a ceremony in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.
No time frame had been announced by late Sunday for Barrow's return, but a spokesman told reporters it would be "as soon as possible."
A second spokesman told reporters in Banjul that the capital would be inspected Monday to determine whether security is adequate for Barrow's safe return to the country of 1.5 million residents.
