{"id":10880,"date":"2014-04-04T06:54:07","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T06:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=10880"},"modified":"2014-04-04T06:54:45","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T06:54:45","slug":"chad-to-pull-peacekeepers-from-african-union-car-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=10880","title":{"rendered":"Chad to pull peacekeepers from African Union CAR force"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10882\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/74004541_477159529.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10882\" alt=\"Chadian troops make up a sizeable part of the African Union's contingent in CAR\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/74004541_477159529.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/74004541_477159529.jpg 624w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/74004541_477159529-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chadian troops make up a sizeable part of the African Union&#8217;s contingent in CAR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"story_continues_1\">Chad is to pull its peacekeepers from an African Union mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) in protest at claims that they aided rebels.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the Chadian foreign ministry said its troops had been criticised despite their sacrifices.<\/p>\n<p>Chad has contributed roughly 850 soldiers to a 6,000-strong contingent.<\/p>\n<p>Its forces have been accused of siding with Muslim rebels whose ousting of the CAR government last year was followed by a wave of religious violence.<\/p>\n<p id=\"story_continues_2\">The rebels, who call themselves Seleka, seized power last March. Their leader stepped down in January amid spiralling attacks and counter-attacks between groups claiming to represent different faiths.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, thousands of Muslims, a minority in CAR, have been fleeing to neighbouring Chad and Cameroon after being targeted by Christian militias.<\/p>\n<p>The Chadian statement said its forces had been the victims of &#8220;a gratuitous and malicious campaign&#8221; to blame them for &#8220;all the suffering in CAR&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The ousted president of CAR, Francois Bozize, told the BBC last year that Chadian troops had helped drive him from office &#8211; a claim that Chad has denied.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, Chadian forces were blamed for the deaths of 24 people in CAR&#8217;s capital, Bangui. The troops, however, said they were responding to an attack.<\/p>\n<p>The Chadian statement on Thursday said its forces would remain in CAR while the details of the withdrawal were worked out.<\/p>\n<p>The African Union contingent in the country is backed up by some 2,000 French troops.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chad is to pull its peacekeepers from an African Union mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) in protest at claims that they aided rebels. A statement from the Chadian foreign ministry said its troops had been criticised despite their sacrifices. Chad has contributed roughly 850 soldiers to a 6,000-strong contingent. 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