January 2019 Bambari clashes

January 2019 Bambari clashes
Part of the Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present)

UPC vehicle destroyed during clashes
Date10 – 11, 17 – 19 January 2019
Location
Bambari, Ouaka, Central African Republic
5°45′55″N 20°40′27″E / 5.76528°N 20.67417°E / 5.76528; 20.67417
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

 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[1]
Special Forces[2][3]
Peacekeepers
1 Mi-17 helicopter[2]
2 Mirage 2000 fighter jets[4]
Mercenaries[5]		 30 to 40 fighters[6]
Technicals
Casualties and losses
2 policemen killed, 1 wounded
Unknown number of soldiers killed[7]
none

40+ killed (Security Council report)[8]

8 technicals captured[6]

3 suspected fighters captured
Aid worker and teacher killed[9]
30 injured by gunshot (1 died in hospital)
10 killed (including 2 policemen) on January 10 (per Corbeau News)[10]
Bambari is located in Central African Republic
Bambari
Bambari
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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.

  1. ^ "EMGFA". Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  2. ^ a b "Adventurous operation BEKPA-2 (Episode-1) under Captain Touquir". Archived from the original on 2019-08-17.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Army contributing to peace efforts in Central African Republic".
  4. ^ "Point de situation des opérations du 11 au 17 janvier". Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  5. ^ "Centrafrique : Bambari, intervention des parachutistes portugais en appui aux soldats de la Minusca et les FACA". 10 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "EMGFA". Archived from the original on 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  7. ^ "Centrafrique : Arrivée à Bangui des corps des policiers tués à Bambari". 11 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Central African Republic - Report of the Secretary-General" (PDF). United Nations Security Council. 2019-02-15. S/2019/147*.
  9. ^ "Ouaka : Un humanitaire et un enseignant tués à Bambari". 19 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Alerte info Centrafrique : Débandade générale à Bambari, la délégation en fuite". 10 January 2019.