Bossemptélé massacre

On 18 January 2014 more than 100 people were killed by Anti-balaka militias in Bossemptélé.

Bossemptélé massacre
Part of Central African Republic Civil War
LocationBossemptele, Ouham-Pendé, Central African Republic
Date18 January 2014 (2014-01-18)
TargetMuslim civilians
Attack type
Massacre
WeaponsFirearms, machetes
Deaths100+ (including two perpetrators)
PerpetratorsAnti-balaka

Attack

On 17 January 2014 Séléka fighters withdrew from Bossemptele. With international forces largely absent, the next day Anti-balaka fighters attacked the city. Few armed Muslims and Séléka fighters who remained in the city tried to resist but were defeated. Anti-balaka then attacked Muslim civilians killing some of them. Some Muslims fled the city, while some took refugee at local Catholic mission. According to Amensty International more than 100 civilians were killed during this massacre, including 70-year old imam. Most victims were adult men, but also included women, children and elders. Two days later four Muslim women were killed by anti-Balaka fighters. Local religious officials tried to contact international forces to secure city for two weeks with no response.[1]

Aftermath

On 1 March 2014 African peacekeepers evacuated 190 people from Bossemptélé, but 65 people were left behind including women, children and people with disabilities who were unable to climb onto the trucks.[2] In April French forces came to the town and Anti-balaka fighters dismantled their checkpointes and returned to local villages.[3]

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References
  1. "Central African Republic: Ethnic cleansing and sectarian killings" (PDF). Amnesty International. 12 February 2014.
  2. "Central African Republic: Muslim Communities Emptied". 7 March 2014.
  3. "Mission of Hope in Central African Republic – Part Two". 3 November 2014.
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