UNITED NATIONS: Almost all of the 436 mosques in the Central African Republic have been destroyed by months of vicious fighting between Christians and Muslims, the US ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday, calling the devastation "kind of crazy, chilling." Samantha Power spoke to reporters after a Security Council visit last week to the country. She expressed concern about an upcoming possible security vacuum as European Union and French forces pull out and a UN peacekeeping force is still not at full strength. At least 5,000 people have been killed since Central African Republic exploded into unprecedented sectarian violence in December 2013. Nearly 1 million of the Texas-sized country's 4.5 million residents have been displaced. Many of those who have fled are Muslim. Power said 417 of the country's mosques have been destroyed. She visited the one remaining Muslim neighborhood in the capital, Bangui, and described the residents as "a terrified population." Some Muslim women, afraid of leaving the community while wearing their veils, are choosing to give birth in their homes instead of hospitals, the ambassador said. UN peacekeepers, French forces and a European Union military operation have tried to calm the violence. But Power said the last of the EU force of about 750 troops left the Central African Republic over the weekend, shortly after the Security Council visit. Nearly one million of Central African Republic's 4.5 million residents have been displaced. (Photo: Getty Images) "That's a big dropoff in capability," she said. Meanwhile, the French forces have announced a "substantial drawdown" by the end of this year. France had sent 2,000 troops to its former colony. The UN peacekeeping force remains at about 80 per cent of its planned strength of about 10,000, Power said. The UN secretary-general last month asked for more than 1,000 additional peacekeepers, and Power said the council is "very favorably disposed" to the request. The Central African Republic has been rocked by conflict between Christian and Muslims. (AFP photo) She said the combined forces have "averted a worst-case scenario," but the country's roving armed groups remain armed. The ambassador called that a deep cause for concern and said disarmament is a "huge priority." Almost all mosques destroyed in Central African Republic unrest - The Times of India Abrahamics Here in India any kid throw stone at mosqu/church is ethnic cleansing & minority genocide what not
LOL Religion in the Central African Republic According to the 2003 national census, 80.3% of the population is Christian—51.4% Protestant and 28.9% Roman Catholic—and 15% is Muslim.[52] Indigenous belief (animism) is also practiced, and many indigenous beliefs are incorporated into Christian and Islamic practice.[53] A UN director described religious tensions between Muslims and Christians as being high.[54] So 80% Xians simply KILLED and THROWN away 15% MUSLIMS from their country.I have seen similar statistics somewhere.Can anyone help me plz.Indians are hopeless
