Central African Republic: French troops preside over slaughter
In the Central African Republic (CAR), French troops are presiding over the purging and slaughter of Muslims by Christian militias. French troops went into CAR in December last year, when the government collapsed. Then, around a thousand people had died and around a fifth of the population had fled their home. In March 2013, power had been seized by a rebel militia, the Seleka, which had its roots in the more-Muslim north of the country. The Seleka were well-equipped with Chinese and Iranian-made weaponry and experts guessed they were backed by Chad or Sudan. The Seleka overthrew unpopular...