Incident Summary:

05/18/2020: Assailants attacked Obo, Haut-Mbomou, Central African Republic. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the ensuing clash with the army. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the incident was carried out by the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC), which denied involvement.

GTD ID:
202005180012

When:
2020-05-18

Country:
Central African Republic

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Haut-Mbomou

City:
Obo

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Central African Armed Forces (FACA)
Specific Description Soldiers
Nationality of Target Central African Republic
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Obo Village
Specific Description Village
Nationality of Target Central African Republic
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Union for Peace in Central Africa (UPC) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties Unknown
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Rebel group denies involvement southeast CAR clashes," RJDH website, May 23, 2020.
"BBCM Africa Watchlist for 21 May," African media, May 21, 2020.