Siege of PK5 district

Siege of PK5 district
Part of Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present)

Map of armed groups in PK5 district in July 2018
Date5 December 2013 – 4 January 2020
(6 years, 4 weeks and 2 days)
Location
PK5 district, Bangui
4°22′30″N 18°32′17″E / 4.375°N 18.538°E / 4.375; 18.538
Result Government victory
Belligerents

Muslim self-defense groups
ex-Séléka (2013–6)

"Tola" (armed merchants)

 Central African Republic

  • FACA
  • Police
  • Gendarmerie
MINUSCA		 Anti-balaka
Commanders and leaders

Niméri Matar “Force” (DOW)
Abdoul Danda †
Mohamed Tahir "Apo" †
Haroun Gaye (escaped)
Abdoulaye Hissène (escaped)

Djibril Youssouf		 Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet
Catherine Samba-Panza
Faustin-Archange Touadéra
Mombéka Marcel †		 Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona  
Strength

185+ militants(2018)
400+ militants (2020)

200+ armed civilians (2020)		 2,390 police and gendarmerie (2019) Unknown
Casualties and losses
28+ killed 2+ killed Unknown
107,000 civilians displaced

From 2013 to 2020, around 15,000 Muslims have been besieged in PK5 district in Bangui, Central African Republic.

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