Bangui
UN peacekeeping troops, including from Pakistan, say they have retaken control of a city in the Central African Republic (CAR) captured two weeks ago by armed groups waging an offensive against President Faustin Archange Touadera’s regime.
Rebels abandoned their positions in Bangassou, 750 kilometres east of the capital Bangui, and fled the city following an ultimatum on Friday from the UN peacekeeping force MINUSCA, the force’s spokesman Vladimir Monteiro said late Saturday. “The city of Bangassou is under the complete control of MINUSCA,” Monteiro added. Armed groups waging a nationwide offensive captured the city on January 3, forcing many residents to flee to the Democratic Republic of Congo.—INP
