Bangassou massacre | |||||||
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Part of the Central African Republic Civil War | |||||||
Funeral service of Cambodian peacekeeper killed by Anti-balaka | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
MINUSCA | Anti-balaka | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Kevin Bere Bere Romaric Mandago Crépin Wakanam Patrick Gbiako Yembeline Mbenguia Alpha | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
600–700 | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 killed, 25 injured | Unknown | ||||||
115+ people killed 3,000 people displaced | |||||||
During May 2017, a massacre occurred in the Central African Republic town of Bangassou after Anti-balaka militias launched an attack in the area.
On 13 May 2017 around 600 to 700 Anti-balaka fighters entered Bangassou, attacking a MINUSCA base and a Muslim Tokoyo neighborhood. They started pillaging the city and attacking Muslim residents. More than 3,000 people escaped their homes seeking refugee in a hospital, cathedral and mosque. Anti-balaka besieged mosque sheltering more than 1,000 people. On 15 May MINUSCA forces managed to recapture key points in the city freeing hostages from mosque. [1] In the following days more than 115 bodies were found in the city. [2] One MINUSCA peacekeeper from Morocco was also killed. [3]
On 7 February 2020, two and a half years after the clashes in Bangassou, five Anti-Balaka commanders and 23 militiamen were sentenced for years in prison. They were found guilty of criminal conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms and murder. [4]
Bangassou massacre | |||||||
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Part of the Central African Republic Civil War | |||||||
Funeral service of Cambodian peacekeeper killed by Anti-balaka | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
MINUSCA | Anti-balaka | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Kevin Bere Bere Romaric Mandago Crépin Wakanam Patrick Gbiako Yembeline Mbenguia Alpha | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
600–700 | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 killed, 25 injured | Unknown | ||||||
115+ people killed 3,000 people displaced | |||||||
During May 2017, a massacre occurred in the Central African Republic town of Bangassou after Anti-balaka militias launched an attack in the area.
On 13 May 2017 around 600 to 700 Anti-balaka fighters entered Bangassou, attacking a MINUSCA base and a Muslim Tokoyo neighborhood. They started pillaging the city and attacking Muslim residents. More than 3,000 people escaped their homes seeking refugee in a hospital, cathedral and mosque. Anti-balaka besieged mosque sheltering more than 1,000 people. On 15 May MINUSCA forces managed to recapture key points in the city freeing hostages from mosque. [1] In the following days more than 115 bodies were found in the city. [2] One MINUSCA peacekeeper from Morocco was also killed. [3]
On 7 February 2020, two and a half years after the clashes in Bangassou, five Anti-Balaka commanders and 23 militiamen were sentenced for years in prison. They were found guilty of criminal conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms and murder. [4]