MINUSCA Strongly Condemns Deadly Attack Against Moroccan Peacekeepers in Central African Republic

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has strongly condemned the attack that targeted a convoy of Moroccan peacekeepers, on Tuesday afternoon about 60 km west of the town of Obo (Central African Republic).

Two soldiers, including an officer, belonging to the contingent of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) of the MINUSCA, were killed and another soldier wounded in the armed attack.

It was perpetrated by an unidentified armed group against a patrol of FAR's contingent, whose mission was to escort a UN logistics convoy, south-east of the town of Bria, the location of FAR’s contingent.

"No claim can justify that individuals direct their grievances against peacekeepers whose presence [here] has no other objective than to help the country to end this cycle of violence," said in a statement special representative of the secretary-general in the country and MINUSCA head, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga.

“Every effort will be made to track down those responsible and bring them to justice,” he stressed.

MAP 04 January 2017