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Rabat – A Moroccan Blue Helmet was killed this Sunday in the city of Bangassou in the southeastern Central African Republic, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINSUCA) has announced.
The Moroccan UN peacekeeper was killed during an ambush by the mainly Christian militia Anti-Balaka against the group of Moroccan soldiers who were on their way back from a humanitarian mission to escort trucks filled with water to save the city of Bangassou from thirst.
#Centrafrique : Un casque bleu de la #MINUSCA tué dimanche lors d’une attaque des anti-Balaka à #Bangassou https://t.co/CYzkX86Gju pic.twitter.com/BwlLB2ZVdw
— MINUSCA (@UN_CAR) July 24, 2017
In a statement, the UN mission condemned the ambush and expressed condolences to families of the victims.
The city of Bangassou has seen increased violence the last few days as part of the country’s ongoing civil war. Earlier that Sunday, the militias attacked a cathedral, hosting refugees forced to leave their homes, and on Friday, members of the Anti-Balaka kidnapped a Muslim woman.
Since 2015, the number of Moroccan soldiers killed among the blue helmets of MINUSCA has totaled to six, in addition to many injured.
