BANGUI, Central African Republic – A soldier and a government spokesman say rebels who signed a peace agreement with the government in January, have taken control of the towns of Gambo and Bangassou, in Central African Republic's southeast.
The soldier said Wednesday that fighters with the Seleka rebel coalition launched their first attack around 6 a.m. on the town of Gambo. The soldier, who was based in Bangassou at the time of the attack, spoke on condition of anonymity because he's not authorized to speak to the press. He said there was an exchange of fire during the second attack in Bangassou before government forces retreated.
Government spokesman Crepin Mboli-Goumbawould condemned the attacks, calling it "incomprehensible" that Seleka would do such a thing only months after signing a peace accord.
