European Arms Fueling Central African Republic War, Study Finds
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Guns and ammunition made in Europe, Iran and China are being smuggled into the Central African Republic, fueling conflict that’s witnessed some of the world’s worst human-rights abuses, according to a report by Conflict Armament Research.
Mainly Muslim Seleka forces in the country are using small arms and ammunition from Belgium, the Czech Republic and the U.K., the Brussels-based research group said today. The rebels have also used German military trucks matching those previously exported from the Netherlands to Sudan in 2012, it said.