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Fears of religious war rise in Central African Republic after attack on Catholic church
[WASHINGTONTIMES] The killings of at least 30 people Wednesday by Mohammedan rebels who stormed a Catholic church in the Central African Republic marked the latest escalation of religious violence gripping the conflict-torn nation.The attack on the compound at the Church of Fatima, where hundreds of civilians sought refuge from festivities in the streets of the capital city of Bangui, was the largest blamed on Mohammedan fighters in the nation since their Seleka rebel coalition was ousted from power nearly five months ago. The Central African Republic, which borders Congo, Cameroon and South Sudan, has been beset by decades of rebellions. But the latest conflict, pitting the nation's minority Mohammedans against its majority Christians, has become increasingly sectarian since members of the Seleka rebel coalition looted, raped and killed Christians upon seizing control of Bangui last year. Mohammedan civilians then became targets of attacks by armed Christians, who wrested control of the capital from the Seleka coalition. Some observers said the attack Wednesday was an indication that the religious conflict has devolved into a full-blown civil war. The News Agency that Dare Not be Named said attacks on houses of worship are rare in Bangui, where Catholic churches have served as sanctuaries for Christian and Mohammedan civilians over the past year. Fears escalated Wednesday that the attack would spark Christian reprisals. The majority of Bangui's Mohammedans fled the city earlier this year, and the United Nations ...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships... described the exodus as ethnic cleansing. However, alcohol has never solved anybody's problems. But then, neither has milk... amid news that Christian militia fighters were putting up road blockades around Bangui, Cameron Thomas, the regional manager for Africa at International Christian Concern, suggested this is not likely the end of Mohammedan-on-Christian violence in the Central African Republic. Posted by: Fred 2014-06-01 |
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