CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: On the ground Snapshot (as of 23 March 2013) On 21 March the Seleka coalition resumed hostilities in the north- As it is happening.......... Am-Dafock west of the country, eectively taking control of Batangafo, Bouca ! Birao 21 Mar 2013: Resumption of hostitilities and Bossamgoa. On 23 March Bossambele was taken and move- .! by Seleka. Seleka attack and take control ment towards Bangui via Bouali conrmed. A second front was of Batangafo. The Government not engaged due north of Bangui in Damara with Central African forces willing to negociate resisting but not stopping the Seleka advance who are at 50 km from Bangui. The residents of Bangui remain in their 22 Mar 2013: Seleka pursue assault Ouanda-Djallé around Bouca and Bossangoa. violent residences and reports of arms being ! clashes between FACA and Seleka distributed to youth in some neighbourhoods Ndélé including air bombing reported. Seleka .! by the CAR armed forces. clashed with FACA at Damara Ouadda ! and PK55. FOMAC has no Kabo mandate to engage on either Violent combat between Markounda ! Ngaounday ! Bamingui side. FACA and! Seleka. ! Paoua Batangafo Bossango falls in Seleka! ! Area in Seleka hands hands on 21st Mar Koui Nana-Bakassa Kaga-Bandoro ! ! ! .! Bocaranga Mbrès ! Bossangoa Bouca Bria Yalinga ! ! .! ! Bozoum Dekoa Ippy .! ! Bakala ! ! Djéma Bouar ! .! Baboua Sibut Grimari Bambari ! Baoro Bossemptele ! ! .! Bakouma ! ! Bogangolo. ! ! Obo Bambouti Abba Yaloké Bossembélé M'Boki.! ! ! ! ! ! Alindao Zémio Carnot Damara Kouango ! Rafaï ! ! The Seleka position Boali ! ! ! Amada-Gaza Gadzi ! ! ! Boganangone Clashes continue Bangassou ! Kémbé .! ! ! seleka forces are about Gambo BogandaBoda Mobaye 23 Mar 2013: Seleka continue Berbérati ! ! .!^ 50 km to Bangui .! !Ouango Gamboula.! Bangui ! Bangui: General panic 23/03 --- 3:00 PM their progress toward Bangui. Sosso-Nakombo Bambio Mbaïki ! among population.! .! Bossembele taken by Seleka Moungoumba The CAR Prime Minister calls for ReportsNola of incidents ! involving.! INGOs and UN Seleka forces negociations. Salo workers! by FACA (loss of personalBayanga items) FACA forces ! The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Final boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined. Final status of the Abyei area is not yet determined. Creation date: 19 Mar 2013 Base Map Sources: FAO GAUL, SIGCAF, UNCS Feedback: [email protected] www.hdptcar.net www.unocha.org www.reliefweb..