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| Surrendered Central African rebels | |
| 2014-02-03 | |
| Around 200 rebel fighters in the Central African Republic who surrendered to African Union troops at the weekend in the key town of Sibut fled overnight, a military source said on Sunday. “Unfortunately they fled in the night. They’ve gone to Kaga Bandoro,” an officer in the African Union force (MISCA) told AFP.
It is thought the rebels fled because of fear of revenge attacks by members of militia. They had initially agreed to be held by peacekeepers. According to Colonel Abdelkader Djelani, a Seleka officer who was part of the group which fled Sibut, the rebels were concerned about the lack of security around them. “We want solutions and really secure camps. In Bangui, Seleka confined to camps... (were) attacked by anti-balaka.” He added that the former Seleka rebels were “ready to disarm” depending on the conditions. Some of the residents of the town were cautiously thinking of returning home after news that African Union soldiers were now in control. A Gabonese contingent from MISCA entered the town on Saturday. The taking of the northern town was the latest challenge faced by peacekeepers struggling to maintain order in a country the size of France with a long history of coups, attempted coups and army mutinies. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 :o) |
| Posted by: badanov 2014-02-03 23:37 |
| #2 This rebel's fleeing Sibut with his AK on his knee; He's gwine to Kaga Bandoro, for more security. It rained all day de night I left; de mud was chocolate fudge. Dem Sibutites are scary; man, they sure do hold a grudge. O Central Africa, don't you cry for me; I'll soon be back in Sibut with my banjo on my knee. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-02-03 21:15 |
| #1 As Kaga Bandoro goes, so goes the nation. |
| Posted by: ryuge 2014-02-03 20:01 |