Central African Armed Forces
The Central African Armed Forces are the armed forces of the Central African Republic and have been barely functional since the outbreak of the civil war in 2012. Today they are among the world's weakest armed forces, dependent on international support to provide security in the country. In recent years the government has struggled to form a unified national army. It consists of the Ground Force, the gendarmerie, and the National Police.
A FACA servicemember armed with a RPD machine gun on patrol during a 2007 joint military operation in Birao
Image: MAC 50 detoured
Image: 1972 Walther PP
Image: Manurhin MR 73
Central African Republic Civil War
The Central African Republic Civil War is an ongoing civil war in the Central African Republic (CAR) involving the government, rebels from the Séléka coalition, and Anti-balaka militias.
Rebels in northern Central African Republic in June 2007.
Peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in CAR, 2014.
A destroyed mosque during coordinated attack against Muslims, called the "Battle of Bangui".
French soldiers as part of Operation Sangaris, authorized after communal violence in the capital in 2013.
