<sod >Senegal's statement raises the prospect of armed confrontation between forces loyal to the president who has ruled Gambia for 22 years and Senegal, which surrounds the tiny country on three sides.< eod>< sod > Senegal's statement raised the prospect of armed confrontation between forces loyal to the president, who has ruled Gambia for 24 years, and Senegal, which surrounds the tiny riverside country on three sides.< eod>