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CAR army and Russian specialists thwart armed groups’ operation, president says
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera says CAR forces and Russian specialists stopped a major operation by armed groups.
He said the action took place on October 10 in the Nabagai-Tissi area of Vakaga Prefecture.
The opposing force numbered about 1,300 and planned an offensive in Vakaga and Bamingui-Bangoran prefectures later in October.
CAR forces launched a preemptive strike against the fighters.
Touadera said more than 60 militants were killed and a significant quantity of Western-made weapons was seized.
Several field commanders were killed or forced to flee, including Mahamat Deya and a commander named Khalid.
The president cautioned that this does not mean the country is definitively stable, and he gave no further details about what happens next.
The Central African Republic’s army and Russian military specialists thwarted a large-scale operation by a coalition of armed groups, President Faustin-Archange Touadera said.
Touadera said the operation was stopped on October 10, 2026, in the Nabagai-Tissi area of Vakaga Prefecture.
He said the opposing force numbered about 1,300 and planned an offensive against Vakaga and Bamingui-Bangoran prefectures in the second half of October.
A preemptive strike was launched, more than 60 militants were neutralized, and a significant quantity of Western-made weapons was seized.
Several field commanders, including Mahamat Deya and a commander named Khalid, were among those neutralized or forced to flee.
- Who
- The CAR Defense Forces and Russian military specialists acted against a coalition of armed groups.
- What
- They thwarted a large-scale operation and launched a preemptive strike, according to Touadera.
- When
- October 10, 2026.
- Where
- The Nabagai-Tissi area of Vakaga Prefecture, Central African Republic.
- Why
- The coalition had planned an offensive against Vakaga and Bamingui-Bangoran prefectures for the second half of October.
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The CAR Defense Forces and Russian military specialists thwarted the armed groups’ operation in the Nabagai-Tissi area, Touadera said.
The coalition had planned an offensive against Vakaga and Bamingui-Bangoran prefectures, according to Touadera.
- Location
- Nabagai-Tissi area, Vakaga Prefecture
- Date of thwarted operation
- October 10, 2026
- Opposing force
- Approximately 1,300 people
- Militants neutralized
- More than 60
- Named field commanders
- Mahamat Deya and Khalid of Nourredine Adam's group
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On October 10, 2026, in the Nabagai-Tissi area of the Vakaga Prefecture, a large-scale operation by a coalition of radical groups was thwarted through the joint efforts of the CAR Defense Forces and Russian military specialists