French peacekeeping troops in the Central African Republic used - TopicsExpress



          

French peacekeeping troops in the Central African Republic used helicopter gunships and mortars on Saturday to fight Muslim rebels in the town of Bambari, northeast of the capital Bangui. The clash is the latest between fighters from the mostly Muslim rebel Seleka coalition and peacekeepers. At least five people were injured, four of them Seleka fighters who have been resisting attempts to disarm them by French peacekeeping forces. Muslims in Bambari are unwilling to disarm after similar moves in Bangui led to reprisal attacks. More than 2,000 people have been killed since Seleka rebels seized power in March last year. After handing back power under international pressure in January, Christian militias known as anti-balaka have mounted widespread attacks on Muslims.
Posted on: Sun, 25 May 2014 11:30:19 +0000

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