The United Nations said on Tuesday it was trying to evacuate 19,000 Muslims urgently from Bangui and other parts of Central African Republic who are surrounded by anti-balaka Christian militia threatening their lives. Anti-balaka forces control major routes to and from Bangui as well as many towns and villages in the southwest, the UN refugee
The UN Is Aiming To Evacuate 19,000 Muslims Under Threat In Central African Republic
The Security Council began talks this week on a resolution to create a UN peacekeeping force, which could assume authority from the African Union on September 15.