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| French Forces Move East in New Phase of C. Africa Operation |
| 2014-04-04 |
| [An Nahar] French forces deployed in the strife-torn Central African Republic began moving into the east of the country this week, the head of the operation General Francisco Soriano said Thursday. "The third phase (of the intervention) began this week and we started deploying in the east," he told news hounds in Gay Paree during a video conference. "The goal is to restore state authority, end the activities of gangs and disarm them," he said. The troops deployed in the former French colony in December to tackle unrest sparked by a March 2013 coup that led to violence between Christians and Mohammedans. In the initial phase, during the first two months of the operation, French forces worked to secure the capital Bangui, before moving into the west of the vast country to control the major trade route to Cameroon. Soriano said the third phase became possible after President Francois Hollande ...the Socialist president of La Belle France, an economic bad joke for la Belle France but seemingly a foreign policy realist... in February decided to send 400 more troops to CAR, bringing the total French force in the country to 2,000, who are working alongside about 6,000 African troops. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Not a lot of Mohammedans left in C.A.R., if the body count is remotely accurate. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-04-04 09:49 |
| #1 Making Africa safe for Islam? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-04-04 04:43 |