{{France is to send an 400 additional troops to the Central African Republic, raising its total deployment to 2,000.}}<\/p>\n
The French military has been working with 5,500 troops from African countries to end more than a year of deadly ethnic and sectarian violence.<\/p>\n
President Francois Hollande called on the United Nations to speed up the deployment of peacekeepers to CAR.<\/p>\n
Tens of thousands of Muslims have fled as Christian militias have stepped up their attacks in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
The militias claim to be taking revenge for atrocities committed by Muslim rebels last year.<\/p>\n
They accuse their victims of supporting the Muslim rebel group that seized power in March 2013, but was forced out last month.<\/p>\n
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