January 2019 Bambari clashes

January 2019 Bambari clashes
	Part of the Central African Republic Civil War
	; UPC vehicle destroyed during clashes
Date	10 – 11, 17 – 19 January 2019
Location	Bambari, Ouaka, Central African Republic5°45′55″N 20°40′27″E / 5.76528°N 20.67417°E
Result	CAR/MINUSCA victory MINUSCA forces conduct Operation BEKPA 2 on January 17; 40+ UPC rebels killed (per Security Council report);
Belligerents
Central African Republic; MINUSCA Portugal; Bangladesh; Nepal; Pakistan; France (air Support) (Jan 11)	Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC)
Commanders and leaders
Major Md Shahidul Islam	General Bello (WIA)
Strength
Paratroopers; Pandur and Humvee vehicles; Special Forces; Peacekeepers; 1 Mi-17 helicopter; 2 Mirage 2000 fighter jets; Mercenaries	30 to 40 fighters; Technicals
Casualties and losses
2 policemen killed, 1 wounded; Unknown number of soldiers killed; none	40+ killed (Security Council report) 8 technicals captured 3 suspected fighters captured
	Aid worker and teacher killed; 30 injured by gunshot (1 died in hospital); 10 killed (including 2 policemen) on January 10 (per Corbeau News)
	Bambari Location within Central African Republic

In January 2019, a series of clashes occurred in the town of Bambari in the Central African Republic between Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC) rebels against government and United Nations Peacekeeping forces. The clashes cumulated in Operation BEKPA 2, when United Nations forces, including Portuguese and Bangladeshi special operations forces and Nepalese Peacekeepers launched an offensive operation to secure the town.