By: Agencies
Source: http://mwcnews.net/
The head of the United Nations has asked the Security Council to bolster foreign forces in the Central African Republic by another 10,000 soldiers to protect civilians caught in ongoing violence between Christian and Muslim fighter.
Ban Ki-moon said he wanted the extra soldiers in CAR on top of the foreign troops already there, as the UNSC on Thursday held talks on the situation in the country.
Herve Ladsous, the UN head of peacekeeping, also made it clear that this force would be in addition to the 6,000-plus soldiers from the African Union and the 2,000 French troops already there.
There also seemed to be a dispute between UK and US and France. The French have said that they are keeping their troops in CAR as a “rapid-reaction force”.