2021 Boyo killings

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Boyo killings
Part of Central African Republic Civil War
Boyo
Location	Boyo, Ouaka, Central African Republic
Date	6–16 December 2021
Target	UPC rebels, Muslim civilians
Attack type	Massacre
Weapons	Firearms, grenades, machetes[1]
Deaths	27+ killed
Injured	12+ injured[1]
Victims	1,500 displaced
Perpetrators	Anti-balaka (pro-government faction)
No. of participants	240[1]
Motive	Islamophobia[1]
Accused	Edmond Obrou Patrick Nzapawouyome Bernard alias "Sossengué" Gonede Jospin alias "Jojo"
Charges	War cimes Crimes against humanity

Between 6 and 16 December 2021, a number of Muslim civilians were killed and injured by Anti-balaka fighters supported by government forces and Russian mercenaries in the Boyo commune, located in the Ouaka prefecture of the Central African Republic (CAR).^[1] These civilians were attacked for their alleged links with Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC) rebels. The attacks are part of the larger CAR Civil War which has been ongoing since 2012.