Nzacko | |
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 Catholic mission in Nzacko | |
  Nzacko Location in Central African Republic | |
| Coordinates: 6°07′33″N22°51′40″E / 6.12583°N 22.86111°E | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Mbomou |
| Sub-prefecture | Bakouma |
| Commune | Bakouma |
Nzacko or Nzako is a village located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Mbomou on the road between Bakouma and Bria.
Artisanal diamond mining is active in the commune. [1]
On 9 February 2010, LRA raided Nzacko. They killed two people and kidnapped around 40. [2]
In July 2014 Séléka militiamen clashed with Ugandan forces resulting in deaths of over dozen of Selekans and several Ugandan troops. [3]
Between 20 and 24 March 2017 FPRC and Anti-balaka took control of Nzacko after expelling UPC fighters. [4] On 6 June at least 18 civilians were killed after FPRC attacked Anti-balaka positions in the town. [5] On 11 June 2017 FPRC took control of Nzacko. [1]
On 27 April 2021 the town was captured by Russian mercenaries. [6] On 8 December 2021 armed forces withdrew from Nzacko and week later rebels from FPRC recaptured the village. [7] On 5 March 2022 Russian mercenaries captured Nzacko village clashing with FPRC rebels. 2 Russians and 5 rebels were killed. [8] On 8 March 2022 rebels again took control of Nzacko [9] and on 27 March armed forces again recaptured it. [10]
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