Central African Republic

The situation in the Central African Republic has deteriorated significantly since President Francois Bozize was overthrown in a coup in March 2013.
The Seleka rebel coalition took over the capital and vast swathes of the country’s hinterlands in a vicious campaign of violence between January and March 2013. But after Bozize was driven out of the country and Seleka loyalists looked to consolidate their power, a counterattack was being
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In September 2013, a loose coalition of fighters calling themselves the “anti-Balaka” (anti-machete) militia confronted the Seleka rebels, many of whom had by that time been disarmed by French peacekeepers.
A bloodbath has ensued as the anti-Balaka and Seleka groups compete for power. Civilians have suffered the most, with both Christians and Muslims targeted in revenge attacks by the rival militias. But the impact on the Central African Republic’s minority Muslim community has been especially catastrophic.
As the lawlessness spreads, reports of mutilations, torture and public lynchings have increased, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes and tens of thousands to flee the country.
In January 2014, the UN’s chief special adviser on genocide prevention described the situation in the Central African Republic as carrying a "high risk of crimes against humanity and of genocide". This month, human rights group Amnesty International said peacekeepers had failed to prevent the ethnic cleansing of Muslims in the country’s west, resulting in a "Muslim exodus of historic proportions".
Al Jazeera tracks the scope of the violence in the Central African Republic, mapping the incidents that continue to take place in this war-torn country.