The Anti-balaka (anti-machete) is an alliance [citation needed] of militia groups based in the Central African Republic in the early 21st century said by the Guardian to be composed primarily of Christians, but also some Muslims. [3]

2024年7月9日 · In response to brutality by Seleka forces, “anti-balaka” coalitions of Christian fighters formed to launch violent attacks on Seleka fighters and Muslim civilians, provoking a renewed...

Balaka may refer to: Balaka (Bengali poetry), by Rabindranath Tagore; Balaka District in Southern Region, Malawi; Balaka Township, Malawi, a city in the aforementioned district; Balaka, a genus of palm trees; Biman Bangladesh Airlines; Balaka Cineworld, a movie theater in Bangladesh

Location of Balaka District in Malawi. Balaka is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Balaka. The district covers an area of 2,140 km.² and has a population of 438,379. [1] The district's population is increasing at a rate of 2.3% per annum.

2021年2月7日 · The anti-balaka are Christian militias who engaged in brutal tit-for-tat attacks with the Muslim Seleka following a coup in 2012, leaving civilians caught in the middle.

2016年6月29日 · Even though the nation’s geographic fringes have seen the most displacement, its center is now the frontline of conflict. Armed communities have compounded the threat of violence generated by the Seleka and anti-Balaka, with many convinced that fighting is a means of self-preservation.

2014年2月12日 · According to HRW, the anti-balaka are targeting Muslims in “a relentless wave of coordinated violence that is forcing entire communities to leave the country.”

2021年2月7日 · Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona and Alfred Yékatom are the highest ranking anti-balaka leaders to face trial, and the first at the ICC.

2013年12月18日 · Anti-balaka forces killed several hundred Muslims residents, burned their homes, and stole or killed their cattle, a precious source of income and wealth.

Balaka is a township in Southern Region, Malawi and headquarters for the Balaka District. The township was formerly a boma of Machinga District, before the Balaka District was created in 1998. A growing commercial centre on the road from Zomba to Lilongwe, as well as on a Blantyre–Salima rail route. The immediate trading centres that surround ...