Two mercenaries of the Russian group Wagner were killed in an attack carried out early this morning by militias of the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) in western Central African Republic, very close to the border with Cameroon.
The presence of Wagner’s mercenaries in the country was requested by the Central African president, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, to support the army’s operations against the CPC, led by the former president and rival of the current government, François Bozizé.
The attack, according to the Corbeau News portal, began at around 05.00 local time at the Béloko customs office. In the assault, in addition to the two mercenaries killed, a captain of the Central African Army was slightly wounded.
A civilian is also reported to have died during the assault, which caused huge material damage to the post when a fuel tanker truck full of fuel caught fire after being hit by a rocket fired by the attackers.
The media highlighted the harsh economic impact of the attack, given that the Béloko customs office was accumulating thousands of euros in cross-border collections.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
