{France has begun its military operation in the Central African Republican. The military deployment comes a day after the UN Security Council adopted resolution authorizing French intervention.}<\/p>\n
French military patrols in the central African nation began overnight, France’s defense chief said Friday, as troops arrived in the capital Bangui.<\/p>\n
“The operation has effectively started,” Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told Radio France Internationale.<\/p>\n
The goal of the mission, Le Drian said, is to provide “a minimum of security to allow for a humanitarian intervention to be put in place.”<\/p>\n
The operation will include “securing roads and main routes to allow people to be able to at least go to hospital.”<\/p>\n
He added that the streets of the capital had been calm a day after fighting left more than 100 people dead. It was the worst violence the capital has seen since rebels toppled President Francois Bozize in March.<\/p>\n
The clashes between mainly Muslim former rebels, now in charge of the country, and a mix of Christian militia and fighters loyal to the ousted president came hours after the UN Security Council voted to approve French intervention.<\/p>\n
The 15-membercouncil adopted a resolution allowing French and African Union troops to use force if necessary to stabilize the country. Included in the resolution was a mandate for 3,600 additional African troops and for France to double its current deployment in the country to 1,200.<\/p>\n
Members of the council also asked UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to set up an inquiry into human rights abuses in the Central African Republic.<\/p>\n
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