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
United Nations MINUSCA
Anti-balaka
Commanders and leaders

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


Djibril Youssouf
Central African Republic Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet
Central African Republic Catherine Samba-Panza
Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadéra
Central African Republic Mombéka Marcel  
Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona  Surrendered
Strength

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


200+ armed civilians (2020)
Central African Republic 2,390 police and gendarmerie (2019)[1] Unknown
Casualties and losses
28+ killed United Nations 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.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Letter dated 6 December 2019 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to resolution 2454 (2019) addressed to the President of the Security Council". Security Council. 14 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Pope Francis visits besieged mosque in Central African Republic". The Guardian. 2015-11-30. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18.
  3. ^ "Siege on Capital's Muslims". Human Rights Watch. 28 March 2014.