source: Corbeau News
actor1: Wagner Group
actor2: Civilians (Central African Republic)
location: Groupement Boyo
notes: On 8 December 2021, Russian mercenaries from Wagner Group, supported by former armed Anti-Balaka militiamen who had surrendered to security forces, and FACA forces, attacked civilians in Groupement Boyo (Haute Baidou, Bambari). The act was perpetrated in retaliation of an attack by UPC rebels against military and Wagner positions a few hours earlier (coded separately). Wagner, former Anti-Balaka and FACA forces began shooting against civilians in the village, killing between 11 and 39 people.