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other civilians had fled to al-Taqwa mosque for safety. Wagner forces entered the mosque and began shooting indiscriminately at the civilians, even those with their hands up. A survivor of the mosque massacre stated that four people were shot immediately, and that he and others had fled over a wall into the bush as FACA soldiers were already in control of the hospital. The
Russian helicopter also gunned down civilians in the street and in houses, firing indiscriminately upon neighborhoods.
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Wagner and FACA forces razed the
Elevage refugee camp to the ground on June 7 2021, displacing 8,500 people. Two days prior, small clashes had broken out between UPC and the Wagner and FACA, killing two civilians and a FACA soldier. Many residents were left with nothing after the camp was razed, and
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February 12, FACA and Wagner forces dismantled a UPC checkpoint in Kombele, ten kilometers away from Bambari. UPC fighters stationed in Bambari began a counterattack to recapture two UPC hostages, but FACA used this counterattack to capture a UPC base in Bambari, forcing the fighters to flee part
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stated that fighting was still ongoing in
Bambari in the center and outlying neighborhoods, with many residents fleeing from their houses. Around this time, many civilians' bodies were lying in the streets of the city from the main fighting several days prior, and the civilian death toll was still
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Bambari at midnight on December 21. The gunfire briefly stopped, but resumed between 3am and 5am. The UPC rebels were positioned in the neighborhoods of Adji, Bornou, and Élevage, and had been there preparing for a battle for at least twenty-four hours. At
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patrol had just passed through the neighborhood when gunshots rang out from UPC fighters firing heavy weapons. The clashes then spread into the adjacent Bornou neighborhood, with a resident of Bornou stating that the shots shifted to lighter automatic weapons. Several residents of the neighborhood
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Bambari between February 15 and 16 to recapture the city from the UPC. The fighting began on the afternoon of February 15 with shelling of alleged UPC neighborhoods. Russian forces also used at least one helicopter. One resident of Bambari stated that she and many
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December 27, the day of the election, UPC fighters shot gunfire in Bambari to pressure civilians not to participate in the election. Polling stations were closed in Bambari that day. In late December, Wagner forces killed a driver for Medecins Sans Frontieres and three
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the city for over a week, but was unable to capture it. The
Central African government continued to hold the city into late 2020, although UPC fighters still had a presence in areas surrounding Bambari. The United Nations had dubbed Bambari as "weapons-free" following the clashes in 2017.
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10am on
December 22, the UPC attacked a FACA gendarmerie base in the center of the town and then attacked the Bambari police station. Residents in Bambari stated that there was heavy damage in the city center, and the city was "shaking" from the amount of gunfire.
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Around twenty-one people were killed in the al-Taqwa mosque massacre, and one video showed fourteen bodies. Some local sources stated that two UPC fighters were in the mosque, but survivors stated there were none. At the Bambari regional hospital,
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407:. UPC rebels captured the city on December 22, preventing residents from voting in the Central African general election. In February 2021, Wagner and FACA soldiers attacked Bambari, killing a number of civilians and displacing thousands.
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announced that thirty-six people arrived at the hospital with injuries on February 16. By that time, Wagner and FACA were in control of Bambari. MSF also stated that during the battle, the hospital had been attacked by FACA and Wagner.
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recapture of the city. In March 2021, residents of Bambari stated that Wagner mercenaries were pressuring Muslim residents - the majority of Bambari - and would harass and attack them if Muslims were near or working in the
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peacekeepers from Portugal, Bangladesh, and Nepal. The rebel coalition UPC
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1257:"Bambari: A mirror of the crisis in the Central African Republic"
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