Séléka takeover (2012–2013) Séléka–Anti-balaka conflict (2013–2020) CPC rebellion (2020–) In March 2022 Russian mercenaries from Wagner Group supported by armed forces launched an offensive against armed groups in the northeastern parts of the Central African Republic (CAR) during which they killed dozens of rebels and possibly hundreds of civilians including citizens of Chad, Niger, Sudan and CAR who were working there as artisanal miners, herders and camel drivers while displacing thousands.

From 6 to 9 March armed forces conducted operation against rebels from Coalition of Patriots for Change in Ndah in Vakaga prefecture as well as in Bamingui-Bangoran on Chari axis against Anti-balaka and other CPC-affiliated groups.

[3] Meanwhile another group of Russians attacked Tiringoulou village where they killed 12 people including FPRC general Baba Amibe with his wife and three children.

[5] On the night from 14 to 15 March Russian mercenaries arrived in Sikkikede village in Vakaga where they clashed with rebels from FPRC, RPRC and MLCJ.

[5] When they arrived on 15 March in Birao local rebels from MLCJ and RPRC armed group withdrew from the town towards border with Sudan.

Haroun Adam said that Russians supported by government fighters attacked miners in different locations in and around Andaha killing dozens of people from Chad and Sudan.

[12] In the interview with Darfur24, Adam Zakaria Abkar (possibly the same person as in previous paragraph) said that Russians attacked artisanal miners in Gordil while they were returning from grinding stones that would be used for extracting gold.

[3] According to another survivor interviewed by Darfur24, Hussein Abu Nidal, on 14 March four Sudanese approached Russian base and soldiers shot them killing three.