Global InformationSiege of PK5 district information
| Siege of PK5 district | ||||||||
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| Part of Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present) | ||||||||
 Map of armed groups in PK5 district in July 2018 | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
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Muslim self-defense groups "Tola" (armed merchants) |
 MINUSCA | Anti-balaka | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Niméri Matar “Force” (DOW) Djibril Youssouf |
 Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet Catherine Samba-Panza Faustin-Archange Touadéra Mombéka Marcel † |
Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona  | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
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185+ militants(2018) 200+ armed civilians (2020) |
2,390 police and gendarmerie (2019)[1] | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| 28+ killed |
2+ killed | Unknown | ||||||
| 107,000 civilians displaced | ||||||||
From 2013 to 2020, around 15,000 Muslims were been besieged in PK5 district in Bangui, Central African Republic.[2][3]
- ^ "Letter dated 6 December 2019 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to resolution 2454 (2019) addressed to the President of the Security Council". Security Council. 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Pope Francis visits besieged mosque in Central African Republic". The Guardian. 2015-11-30. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18.
- ^ "Siege on Capital's Muslims". Human Rights Watch. 28 March 2014.