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  • Free Congo - Demonstration In Munich
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    Free Congo - Demonstration In Munich
    A woman wearing a shirt with the Democratic Republic of Congo flag holds a cardboard sign during a demonstration for peace and justice in the DRC at Odeonsplatz in Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on May 3, 2025. Protesters march in solidarity with the people of eastern Congo, denouncing violence by rebel groups, foreign interference, and exploitation of natural resources. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Free Congo - Demonstration In Munich
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    Free Congo - Demonstration In Munich
    Demonstrators march through Ludwigstrasse with flags, banners, and signs during a protest against violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Munich, Germany, on May 3, 2025. The march demands international accountability, an end to exploitation, and peace for the Congolese people, with a strong presence from the local African diaspora. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto)

     

  • Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
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    Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
    EDMONTON, CANADA – APRIL 13:
    Members of the Memory Keepers Association, including survivors of the Rwandan genocide, their families, and supporters, participate in a commemorative rally marking the 31st anniversary of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, honoring the victims with dignity and solidarity, on April 13, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    The 1994 genocide saw the organized mass murder of Tutsis by extremist Hutu militias. Despite widespread international awareness, no intervention was made. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
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    Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
    EDMONTON, CANADA – APRIL 13:
    Members of the Memory Keepers Association, including survivors of the Rwandan genocide, their families, and supporters, participate in a commemorative rally marking the 31st anniversary of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, honoring the victims with dignity and solidarity, on April 13, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    The 1994 genocide saw the organized mass murder of Tutsis by extremist Hutu militias. Despite widespread international awareness, no intervention was made. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
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    Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
    EDMONTON, CANADA – APRIL 13:
    Members of the Memory Keepers Association, including survivors of the Rwandan genocide, their families, and supporters, participate in a commemorative rally marking the 31st anniversary of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, honoring the victims with dignity and solidarity, on April 13, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    The 1994 genocide saw the organized mass murder of Tutsis by extremist Hutu militias. Despite widespread international awareness, no intervention was made. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
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    Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
    EDMONTON, CANADA – APRIL 13:
    Members of the Memory Keepers Association, including survivors of the Rwandan genocide, their families, and supporters, participate in a commemorative rally marking the 31st anniversary of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, honoring the victims with dignity and solidarity, on April 13, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    The 1994 genocide saw the organized mass murder of Tutsis by extremist Hutu militias. Despite widespread international awareness, no intervention was made. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
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    Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
    EDMONTON, CANADA – APRIL 13:
    Members of the Memory Keepers Association, including survivors of the Rwandan genocide, their families, and supporters, participate in a commemorative rally marking the 31st anniversary of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, honoring the victims with dignity and solidarity, on April 13, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    The 1994 genocide saw the organized mass murder of Tutsis by extremist Hutu militias. Despite widespread international awareness, no intervention was made. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
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    Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
    EDMONTON, CANADA – APRIL 13:
    Members of the Memory Keepers Association, including survivors of the Rwandan genocide, their families, and supporters, participate in a commemorative rally marking the 31st anniversary of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, honoring the victims with dignity and solidarity, on April 13, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    The 1994 genocide saw the organized mass murder of Tutsis by extremist Hutu militias. Despite widespread international awareness, no intervention was made. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
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    Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
    EDMONTON, CANADA – APRIL 13:
    Members of the Memory Keepers Association, including survivors of the Rwandan genocide, their families, and supporters, gather outside the Alberta Legislature following a commemorative rally marking the 31st anniversary of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, honoring the victims with dignity and solidarity, on April 13, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    The 1994 genocide saw the organized mass murder of Tutsis by extremist Hutu militias. Despite widespread international awareness, no intervention was made. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
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    Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
    EDMONTON, CANADA – APRIL 13:
    Members of the Memory Keepers Association, including survivors of the Rwandan genocide, their families, and supporters, participate in a commemorative rally marking the 31st anniversary of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, honoring the victims with dignity and solidarity, on April 13, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    The 1994 genocide saw the organized mass murder of Tutsis by extremist Hutu militias. Despite widespread international awareness, no intervention was made. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
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    Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
    EDMONTON, CANADA – APRIL 13:
    Members of the Memory Keepers Association, including survivors of the Rwandan genocide, their families, and supporters, participate in a commemorative rally marking the 31st anniversary of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, honoring the victims with dignity and solidarity, on April 13, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    The 1994 genocide saw the organized mass murder of Tutsis by extremist Hutu militias. Despite widespread international awareness, no intervention was made. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
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    Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
    EDMONTON, CANADA – APRIL 13:
    Members of the Memory Keepers Association, including survivors of the Rwandan genocide, their families, and supporters, gather outside the Alberta Legislature following a commemorative rally marking the 31st anniversary of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, honoring the victims with dignity and solidarity, on April 13, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    The 1994 genocide saw the organized mass murder of Tutsis by extremist Hutu militias. Despite widespread international awareness, no intervention was made. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
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    Edmonton Rally Honors Victims Of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide
    EDMONTON, CANADA – APRIL 13:
    Members of the Memory Keepers Association, including survivors of the Rwandan genocide, their families, and supporters, participate in a commemorative rally marking the 31st anniversary of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, honoring the victims with dignity and solidarity, on April 13, 2025, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    The 1994 genocide saw the organized mass murder of Tutsis by extremist Hutu militias. Despite widespread international awareness, no intervention was made. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • NY; UN Secretary General Briefing On South Sudan
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    NY; UN Secretary General Briefing On South Sudan
    UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres briefs the media on the current situation in South Sudan on March 28,2025 in New York City. South Sudan struggles with ethnic tensions.amid political turmoil. and a weak government. (Photo by John Lamparski/NurPhoto)

     

  • NY; UN Secretary General Briefing On South Sudan
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    NY; UN Secretary General Briefing On South Sudan
    UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres briefs the media on the current situation in South Sudan on March 28,2025 in New York City. South Sudan struggles with ethnic tensions.amid political turmoil. and a weak government. (Photo by John Lamparski/NurPhoto)

     

  • NY; UN Secretary General Briefing On South Sudan
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    NY; UN Secretary General Briefing On South Sudan
    UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres briefs the media on the current situation in South Sudan on March 28,2025 in New York City. South Sudan struggles with ethnic tensions.amid political turmoil. and a weak government. (Photo by John Lamparski/NurPhoto)

     

  • NY; UN Secretary General Briefing On South Sudan
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    NY; UN Secretary General Briefing On South Sudan
    UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres briefs the media on the current situation in South Sudan on March 28,2025 in New York City. South Sudan struggles with ethnic tensions.amid political turmoil. and a weak government. (Photo by John Lamparski/NurPhoto)

     

  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 10, 2014 - Central African Republic: A young boy pushes his bike down the road between Bouar and Bossemptele where anti-balaka militia members were seen hunting down the herds of cattle belonging to the Muslim nomads known as Peuhls. Many of the cattle in one herd were slaughtered on the spot and people were carting off various parts of the cattle. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 13, 2014 - Bangui, Central African Republic: The central mosque of Bangui once held about 2,000 internally displaced people but now the number has dwindled as Muslims seek to leave the area where they have been persecuted in recent months by "anti-balaka" militias. The "anti-balaka", which means anti machete, sprung up in response to the mostly Muslim "Seleka" which seized power in 2013 in the Christian dominated country. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 8, 2014 - Bossemptele, Central African Republic: Since the mostly Christian "anti-balaka" militia forces began raging against the Muslim population in the Central African Republic, tens of thousands have left the country to escape the violence. People riding in this convoy are destined for a refugee camp in Cameroon, one of a handful of neighboring countries that have taken in refugees. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris)
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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 7, 2014 - Bangui, Central African Republic: The body of one of three Muslims hacked to death by a mob lays in the morgue of a hospital in Bangui, the capital. They trio were attempting to flee by plane but the flight was full and when they left the airport to return home Christian militias attacked them. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 8, 2014 - Bangui, Central African Republic: Muslims and a few of their belongings pack the back of a semi trailer as they attempt to escape the escalation of violence that has taken place in recent months in the Central African Republic. Many will join the 130,000 refugees already amassed in Cameroon. Others have fled to neighboring countries like Chad. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris)

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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 7, 2014 - Bangui, Central African Republic: The body of a Muslim man that was hacked to death is taken from the morgue of a hospital in Bangui to one of the few remaining mosques in the city to be prepared for burial. A trio were attempting to flee the capital by plane but the flight was full and when they left the airport to return home Christian militias attacked them. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 8, 2014 - Boubayande, Central African Republic: A shepherd moves his herd toward the Cameroon border after he and the herd came under threat from "anti-balaka" forces wielding machetes and guns. The African Union "MISCA" forces intervened and chased of the "anti-balaka" militia members into the brush. The MISCA forces were escorting a convoy of goods, mostly timber, and Muslims fleeing the violence into neighboring Cameroon. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris)

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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 8, 2014 - Boubayande, Central African Republic: A Burundian member of the MISCA forces charges into the thick underbrush as they hunt down anti-balaka forces that were attempting to steal a herd of cattle from a handful of shepherds. "It's because of this that we have all these problems," yelled a disgusted driver name Yaya Hayatou, who is also Muslim. "They kill people just to take their cattle." As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 8, 2014 - Bouar, Central African Republic: Aicha Oumar and her daughter Badawiya, 8, wait for a convoy of trucks to begin it's second day of travel as they and other Muslims riding in the convoy try to escape the violence of vengeful "anti-balaka" militias that have been targeting and killing Muslims in recent months. Entire towns across the country that once held Muslim populations are devoid of them now. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris)

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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 8, 2014 - Bossemptele, Central African Republic: A disabled woman panics in the chaos as a crowd of people load into a truck headed into the neighboring country of Cameroon. The overland journey took two days and covered about 600 kilometers, some of which was rough dirt road. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris)

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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 8, 2014 - Bangui, Central African Republic: Yerima Houron, left, hands 21-month-old Mariam to her mother Aicha Oumar as they and nearly 100 other Muslims wait for a convoy to depart the capital of Bangui and head toward the border with Cameroon. "I was born here, I grew up here, and I never left this place," Oumar said anxiously, as she waited for the convoy to depart. "But because we are Muslim, they want us to go. They don't want us anymore." As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 8, 2014 - Bossemptele, Central African Republic: A young child screams in fear during a chaotic scene when a flatbed semi-truck filled with mostly children, elderly and disabled Muslims was off-loaded into another vehicle. Hundreds of Muslims desperate to escape the violence that has racked the country in recent months flee to neighboring Cameroon on a convoy of trucks that originated in Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic. The overland journey took two days and at times was under threat from "anti-balaka" militia members who have been targeted Muslims. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris)

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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 8, 2014 - Bossemptele, Central African Republic: Since the mostly Christian "anti-balaka" militia forces began raging against the Muslim population in the Central African Republic, tens of thousands have left the country to escape the violence. People riding in this convoy are destined for a refugee camp in Cameroon, one of a handful of neighboring countries that have taken in refugees. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris)

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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 10, 2014 - Central African Republic: One of several mosques and hundreds of homes - both Christian and Muslim - that were burned along the road between the capital of Bangui and the Central African Republic's border with Cameroon. The mostly Muslim-backed militias known as Seleka, who seized power by force in early 2013, have been routed recently by a mostly-Christian militia known as the anti-balaka. The anti-balaka forces have sought revenge for actions taken the Seleka when they were in power and have been the driving force behind the Muslim exodus. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 8, 2014 - Bossemptele, Central African Republic: After hours of riding in a convoy bound for the border and into neighboring Cameroon, one of hundreds of passengers is handed some fresh fruit during a brief stop along the way. The convoy was escorted by armed soldiers to prevent it from being attacked by "anti-balaka" militia members as similar convoys had been in recent weeks. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris)

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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 8, 2014 - Bangui, Central African Republic: "MISCA" forces, a deployment of African Union peacekeeping forces dispatched to the Central African Republic in late-2013, escort a convoy of goods, mostly timber, into Cameroon. Hundreds of Muslims also joined the convoy on a variety of trucks as a way to escape the violence that has racked the country in recent months. The overland journey took two days and at times was under threat from "anti-balaka" militia members who have been targeted the Muslim population. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris)

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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 8, 2014 - Bossemptele, Central African Republic: A young child was one of hundreds of Muslims desperate to escape the violence that has racked the country in recent months flee to neighboring Cameroon on a convoy of trucks that originated in Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic. The overland journey took two days and at times was under threat from "anti-balaka" militia members who have been targeted Muslims. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 8, 2014 - Boubayande, Central African Republic: With outside temperatures reaching near 90 degrees, the inside of a semi trailer filled with almost 100 Muslim men, women and children and their belongings edged even higher as they ride in a convoy bringing them out of the Central African Republic. Similar convoys have been attacked as Muslims seek to flee the country. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris)

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  • CAR civil war horror
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    CAR civil war horror
    March 8, 2014 - Central African Republic: A convoy loaded with hundreds of Muslims attempting to flee the country under armed escort makes its way toward the border with Cameroon. Many were only able to bring a small amount of their belongings with them and many also had no food for the two day journey. Cameroon is trying to deal with the influx of about 130,000 refugees since the violence began escalating. As of the end of March, thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and 2.2 million, about half the population of CAR, need humanitarian aid as a result of the conflict that began in December 2012, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels launched attacks. More than 650,000 people are still internally displaced, and over 290,000 have fled to neighboring countries in search of refuge from the conflict, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as mainly Christian militias known as anti-Balaka (anti-machete) have taken up arms. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times/Polaris)

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