United in Hate: The Fight for Control in CAR

In March 2013, the Seleka, a coalition of predominantly Muslimarmed groups from the northeast, marched on the Central African Republics capital Bangui and seized power. They committed mass atrocities against the population, and to the largely Christian population in the southwest, Muslims began to be associated with violence. They took up arms to form a Christian selfdefense militia called the antibalaka, and carried out revenge killings. By the end of 2013, the Central African Republic had descende