But when Christians fight back, the world condemns them. Christians fearing reprisal attacks from the Muslims who grabbed control of the Central African Republic fled by the thousands, as others ventured outside only to bury their dead after the worst violence to rack the lawless country in months.
CBN Former colonizer France has deployed more than 1,000 troops in the country in an effort to stabilitze a crisis that the French foreign minister has warned is “on the verge of genocide.” The local Red Cross says it has gathered over 280 bodies in recent days, although the perilous security had made it impossible to access some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods.
Aid workers ventured back out into the streets Saturday to collect bloated bodies that had lay uncollected in the heat since Thursday, when Christian fighters known as the anti-balaka who oppose the country’s ruler descended on the capital in a coordinated attack on several mostly Muslim neighborhoods.
Residents of Christian neighborhoods said the (Muslim) ex-rebels known as Seleka later carried out reprisal attacks, going house-to-house in search of alleged combatants and firing at civilians who merely strayed into the wrong part of town.
Most of the displaced in Central African Republic’s capital are Christian, as the ex-Seleka have not targeted Muslim neighborhoods.
Central African Republic, one of the world’s poorest countries, has been wracked for decades by coups and rebellions. In March, the Muslim rebel alliance known as Seleka overthrew the Christian president of a decade. At the time, religious ideology played little role in their power grab. The rebels soon installed their leader, Michel Djotodia, as president, though he exerted little control over forces on the ground.
The rebels are blamed for scores of atrocities since taking power, tying civilians together and throwing them off bridges to drown and burning entire villages to the ground. An armed Christian movement has arisen in response to the Seleka attacks, and it is widely believed to be supported by former members of the national army loyal to ousted President Francois Bozize.
Stand as you will , Robert; that makes you an easier target.
The problem with that part of Africa is that arms are too easily collected…even food isn’t as common.
I find it hard to pity the 85% of the population that is so gutless it will allow the 15% to kill them. Get armed, get trained, get mad, get even.
its not so easy
these people are poor and weapons are not that easy to obtain
I’ll bet islam0nazi states are providing the muslimes w/all the arms and training they need to carry out their jihad in Angola.
@alreadydead
Yup thats why the minority takes over
They just got even. Mainly using nothing more than the machetes they use in the fields they have been driving their Muslim friends out. UNHCR are bleating loudly about the poor innocent Muslims. CAE looks like it is going to be rid of this disease they call a religion. Woo hoo.
if political winds shift in an uglu driection i will stand with my muslam brothers. Brack obama the winds of my father
All black Christians living in Africa should immediately move to Angola, where Islam is banned, and help Angola to reinforce its policy — the Islamists will send invaders to Angola to annihilate its government, and kill its citizens — I hope the Angolans have a big supply of weapons and will just shoot down any Moslem that tries to enter its borders.
This is a war. It’s not as we knew it but war, still the same.
The Umma has declared it against Christianity and somewhere in the number of 150,000 Christians are being killed every year across the globe by Muslims.
That is genocide.
Africa, the ME, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, Eastern China, Turkey, everywhere a fragile coexistence has staggered on and now owing to our lack of resolve it’s escalating like crazy.
Google Raymond Ibrahim for the facts.
And the disgusting part is media collusion by silence. As for our politicians? As long as there are a few Muslim votes to be dangled like carrots before them they’ll whitter on about religion of peace and diversity and that’s it.
We are entering a dark period of history.
To turn the other cheek as christ instructed spells genocide for christians when confronted with islamic teaching of jihad, To islam its a sign of weakness and make it all the easier to kill christians, turning the other cheek only works when you are confronted with others who have a conscience.
Oh the UN is there for support!??
Is that the same support they gave in, oh,.. RWANDA???
We all know how that turned out don’t we!??
The UN has no credibility with me.
Aussie.
Problem: Islamic aggression and genocide. Solution: Islamic extinction. Arm and train the Christians, empower them to send the Muslims to Hell.
Yup! Leave it the dhimmi UN to “have tea” while Christians or Jews are being slaughtered but choke on their crumpets if they fight back.
Time to drive the evil ones out! Best wishes to the people of the C.A.R.!
These Christian fighters need advanced weaponry. Hey, Obama regime…where are the weapons, the ground support, like you’re giving Syrian al Qaida rebels?
Expect NOTHING from anyone otherwise you’ll be indebted to them. Everything has a price. You’ll get NOTHING from o’spincter because you’re fighting against everything he believes in…islam!
Take what you need! Ambush and steal your arms. Learn to fight using stealth.
so Christians aren’t allowed to defend themselves against muslim marauders
?the new leader looks like he’s stoned out of his mind
hmm, wonder which side of this Barry will support.
You’ll know he supports the muslims because he won’t say anything about it.
You go guys , fight the good fight !
Agreed!
*** GO THE CHRISTIAN MILITIAS!!! ***
If the Muslims are only 15% of the people there, you can get that down to ***ZERO percent!!!***
Maybe Pope Francis can chip in a few million, from his belt-tightening savings, to help his flock?
Or maybe not.