Ouadda
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Ouadda is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Haute-Kotto.
History
Around November 2006, UFDR captured Ouadda.[1] On 1 December 2006, FACA recaptured the town after facing a fierce battle with UFDR.[2]
On 10 December 2012, the rebels from Séléka seized Ouadda, as well as weapons left by fleeing soldiers.[3] In 2021 Ouadda was under the control of ex-Séléka Rassemblement patriotique pour le renouveau de la Centrafrique (RPRC).[4] On 12 February 2022 Russian mercenaries from Wagner Group attacked Ouadda killing RPRC leader Damane Zakaria together with 20 of his men.[5] On 11 May 2022 FPRC and UPC rebels took control of Ouadda. Five soldiers were killed, six injured and four captured by rebels.[6] In October 2023 rebels withdrew from Ouadda following increased presence of MINUSCA peacekeepers.[7]
FACA and MINUSCA forces seized Ouadda at the end of May 2024.[8] An unknown armed group stormed FACA position in the town on 14 May 2025.[9]
References
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- ↑ Letter dated 27 January 2021 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to resolution 2536 (2020) addressed to the President of the Security Council, page 8
- ↑ Le chef rebelle Zakaria Damane, allié du pouvoir, et une vingtaine de ses hommes abattus par les hommes de Wagner, 13 February 2022
- ↑ À Ouadda, violente attaque des rebelles contre les positions des soldats FACA, débandade générale, 11 May 2022
- ↑ Central African Republic: October 2023
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