Central African Republic: Executions by Rebel Group

A 15-year-old boy, who survived a January 2017 attack by the UPC on his village in Mourouba, Central African Republic. Peuhl fighters from the UPC killed his father and two of his brothers that day.
A 15-year-old boy, who survived a January 2017 attack by the UPC on his village in Mourouba, Central African Republic. Peuhl fighters from the UPC killed his father and two of his brothers that day.  © 2017 Edouard Dropsy for Human Rights Watch
Bullet casings on the ground in Bakala, Central African Republic, after fighting between the UPC and FPRC in December 2016. Photo taken on January 22, 2017.
Bullet casings on the ground in Bakala, Central African Republic, after fighting between the UPC and FPRC in December 2016. Photo taken on January 22, 2017. © 2017 Edouard Dropsy for Human Rights Watch 
Destroyed FPRC (Seleka) truck in Bakala, Central African Republic, after the violence of December 11, 2016. Photo taken on January 22, 2017.
Destroyed FPRC (Seleka) truck in Bakala, Central African Republic, after the violence of December 11, 2016. Photo taken on January 22, 2017.  © 2017 Edouard Dropsy for Human Rights Watch
Children from Bakala in a displacement camp in Grimali, Central African Republic, January 24, 2017. Approximately 10,000 people have fled fighting between the UPC and the FPRC in Ouaka province since late November 2016.
Children from Bakala in a displacement camp in Grimali, Central African Republic, January 24, 2017. Approximately 10,000 people have fled fighting between the UPC and the FPRC in Ouaka province since late November 2016.  © 2017 Edouard Dropsy for Human Rights Watch
A displacement camp in Grimali, Central African Republic, for people fleeing violence in the vicinity of Bakala, Ouaka province. Photo taken on January 24, 2017.
A displacement camp in Grimali, Central African Republic, for people fleeing violence in the vicinity of Bakala, Ouaka province. Photo taken on January 24, 2017. © 2017 Edouard Dropsy for Human Rights Watch

In December 2016, a rebel group in the Central African Republic executed at least 32 civilians and captured fighters after clashes with another rebel group in the Ouaka province. In the town of Bakala, rebels from the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (l'Union pour la Paix en Centrafrique, UPC) on December 12 executed 25 people after calling them to a school for an alleged meeting. Earlier that day, UPC fighters executed seven men who were returning from a nearby gold mine. At least 29 other civilians have been killed in fighting around Bakala since late November. 

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