source: Twitter; Corbeau News
actor1: Wagner Group
actor2: Military Forces of the Central African Republic (2016-)
location: Bria
notes: On 17 July 2021, during the abduction of a FACA captain, Russian and Syrian mercenaries from Wagner group abducted also six young men, suspected of supporting the FACA captain, in Bria (Samba-Boungou, Haute-Kotto). The mercenaries demanded a ransom of thousands of francs for the release of the hostages, who were released after two weeks. No fatalities or injuries were reported.