Rabat - The Moroccan Chair of the Central African Republic configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission has condemned Monday's fatal ambush on Moroccan and Cambodian peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR).
Rabat – The Moroccan Chair of the Central African Republic configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission has condemned Monday’s fatal ambush on Moroccan and Cambodian peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR).
Following the fatal attack, which lead to the death and injury of 12 Moroccan and Cambodian peacekeepers of the UN Stabilization Mission in the CAR (MINUSCA), commission head Omar Hilale said that the Confederation “expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and their countries. It expresses its appreciation for the efforts and sacrifices of in the protection of the people of the Central African Republic.
On Thursday, the remains of a Moroccan peacekeeper killed in the incident was identified and returned to Morocco.
The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) confirmed that nine other Moroccan soldiers were injured during this same attack. One remains in serious condition.
The MINUSCA, which was established in 2014 in response to the country’s ongoing civil war, has deployed more than 12,000 troops to protect civilians from the repercussions of violence between Christian and Muslim sects.
This is not the first time peacekeepers have been targeted in the Central African Republic. In January 2017, two Moroccan members of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) squad of the MINUSCA were killed in an armed attack near the town of Bria, on the northeast of the capital Bangui.
