Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Bloodshed And Violence Continues In The Central African Republic



Violence Persists In Central African Republic, Where Hollande Due -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Crowds attacked a mosque, looted houses and torched cars in Central African Republic's capital on Tuesday, hours before French President Francois Hollande was due to visit.

Two French soldiers were killed overnight in an attack by gunmen in the capital, France's first casualties in an operation to restore stability in its former colony, which is racked by fighting between Muslims and Christians.

Major gunbattes have ended with the French deployment but French troops have traded gunfire with gunmen in the capital, where religious tension is simmering.

Several lynchings were reported by residents overnight, adding to the toll of 465 been killed since Thursday.

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More News On The Growing Violence In The Central African Republic

Ethnic Attacks In Central African Republic Spread Fear, French Troops Intervene -- AP
2 French soldiers killed in Central African Republic unrest -- CNN
2 French Soldiers Killed, Mosque Burned in CAR -- Voice of America
Two French soldiers killed during conflict in the Central African Republic -- Euronews
2 French soldiers die in Central African Republic -- AP
French troops to begin disarming CAR rebels -- France 24
Central African Republic mobs attack as French begin disarmament -- CBC/AP
Stopping Bloodshed in the Central African Republic Amid Ghosts of Genocide -- New York Times
No easy answers in Central African Republic -- Susanna Flood, Special to CNN
Loss of French soldiers in Central African Republic highlights tough quest for peace -- Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor
A brief French intervention in the Central African Republic? Maybe not. -- Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor
Central African Republic: What's going on, what's at stake, what's next -- Faith Karimi, CNN

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