Battles of Bambari (2020–2021)
| Battles of Bambari (2020-2021) | |||||||||
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| Part of Central African Republic Civil War | |||||||||
Downtown Bambari, where clashes took place | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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FACA Wagner Group | UPC | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Unknown | Ali Darassa | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| 21+ civilians killed (al-Taqwa alone), 111 injured (between December and February) | |||||||||
Between December 7, 2020 and February 18, 2021, clashes broke out between the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC) coalition and the Central African Army (FACA) in and around Bambari, Central African Republic. 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.