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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - BESIEGED
MUSLIMS FACE MURDER, STARVATION - WOMEN & CHILDREN
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Emmanuel Braun - April 18, 2014 - BODA, Central African Republic (Reuters) - In
normal times, the rickety wooden bridges at each end of the red-dirt main
street in Boda were gateways to shops and a bustling market in the
diamond-mining town in western Central African Republic. Today, they mark the
fine line between life and death for hundreds of Muslims living under siege,
encircled by Christian 'anti-balaka' militia fighters bent on chasing out the
country's Islamic population......Boda illustrates the chaos that has gripped
Central African Republic since late 2012 when a battle for political power
degenerated into clashes between Muslims and Christians that have forced about
1 million people from their homes......If they stray beyond either bridge,
Muslims in Boda say they would be killed, like thousands of other victims
of violence that continue despite the deployment of French and African
peacekeepers.......The crisis abruptly ended a proud history of Muslims living
in harmony alongside the majority Christian population and has prompted
warnings of genocide in the former French colony.......
http://www.siasat.com/english/news/muslim-women-threaten-leave-central-african-republic
MUSLIM WOMEN THREATEN TO LEAVE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
March 19, 2014 - More than 100 Muslim women in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), threated to leave amid tension between the self defence militia commonly referred to as anti-Balakas and supporters of ex-Seleka rebels. A spokesperson for the group of Muslim women in danger, Hadja Aissatou, said Tuesday that Muslims have been forced to live between Bangui's central mosque and a market located 5 km away, Xinhua reported.
"We no longer live freely and that is why we are asking to be moved out of the country," Aissatou said.
The CAR has been experiencing unprecedented insecurity since Dec 5, 2013, when the Christian-dominated anti-Balaka militia launched an offensive against positions of ex-Seleka rebels, who are mostly Muslims.......
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