I received news on December 19 that rebels had taken the villages of Ndele and Bria. Three or more rebel groups had banded together to accomplish this. Large numbers came from the north out of Chad. CAR military forces were deployed and made blockades at the towns of Bambari and Koga-Bandoro with the goal of blocking the major roads leading to the capital city of Bangui. On December 20th I received word that Batangafo was taken as well. Seven towns in total had been taken in just two weeks. The missionaries I stayed with were temporarily moving to Gamboula located on the border of Cameroon as a precaution.
On December 21st Peace talks had begun between rebel delegates and the CAR government in N’Djamena. Rebeles have stopped the attacks and the Chadian government has sent troops to Sibut to block rebels from moving into Bangui.
I’ll keep the updates coming as I receive them.
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