U.N. Preparing For Possible Central African Republic Peacekeeping Force -- Reuters
* Central African Republic in chaos since president ousted
* Ban says UN could deploy up to 9,000 peacekeepers in CAR
* AU supports possible UN force but not in immediate future
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The United Nations is preparing to possibly deploy peacekeepers to Central African Republic, but if the crisis there worsens quickly before such a force is ready, it could redeploy troops from nearby U.N. missions, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.
The landlocked, mineral-rich nation of 4.6 million people has slipped into chaos since northern Seleka rebels seized the capital, Bangui, in March and ousted President Francois Bozize. Rights groups say both sides may have committed war crimes.
There is currently a 2,500-strong regional peacekeeping force in Central African Republic that was deployed by the Economic Community of Central African States. Ban said the African Union is due to take charge of that force in December and boost its size to 3,600 troops.
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