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| France ends Sangaris military operation in CAR | France ends Sangaris military operation in CAR |
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| France is ending its military mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), three years after it intervened to stop mass killing after a rebellion ousted former president Francois Bozize. | France is ending its military mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), three years after it intervened to stop mass killing after a rebellion ousted former president Francois Bozize. |
| The withdrawal of the 2,000 French troops comes as a fresh wave of killings has rocked CAR. | The withdrawal of the 2,000 French troops comes as a fresh wave of killings has rocked CAR. |
| France says Sangaris succeeded in its mission to stop fighting in CAR. | France says Sangaris succeeded in its mission to stop fighting in CAR. |
| Some 350 French soldiers will remain in the country to provide back up to Minusca, the UN mission in the country. | Some 350 French soldiers will remain in the country to provide back up to Minusca, the UN mission in the country. |
| With the end of Operation Sangaris, Minusca will be left in sole charge of security in CAR. | |
| But there is little faith in its ability to prevent violence from flaring up again, says BBC Africa's security correspondent Tomi Oladipo. | |
| Minusca has more than 10,000 troops on the ground but it has failed to disarm militia groups and there have been fresh clashes in different parts of the country. | |
| Leaving a void | |
| On Thursday, 15 people died in clashes between the mainly Muslim former Seleka rebels and the largely Christian vigilante anti-Balaka group, Minusca said. | |
| While six police officers and four civilians died in an ambush on Friday. | |
| This came a week after four people were killed during protests calling for the withdrawal of Minusca from the country. | |
| The general disdain for Minusca has led many to feel that the exit of the French forces will leave a void that the militia groups could exploit, our correspondent says. |