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    9 Aid Group Compounds Looted In Central African Republic

    The attacks took place over two weeks in May in the city of Bambari. Some groups, including Doctors Without Borders, have pulled out some staffers and cut back on their services.
    by Cassandra Vinograd Jun 06, 2018 4 minutes
    Former fighters and refugees wait in Bambari for the arrival of a delegation from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.

    Armed men first subdued the compound's guards – then went room by room, seizing cash, computers, radios and more from terrified aid workers.

    At least nine humanitarian compounds have been looted in recent weeks amid a new wave of violence in the Central African Republic's second-largest city of Bambari – prompting many NGOs to temporarily suspend or curtail assistance to an already-struggling civilian population.

    "We reduced hugely the operations," said Baptiste Hanquart, spokesman for a coalition of international NGOs in CAR. "The situation is really bad."

    The retreat of humanitarian aid risks creating further deprivation and hardship for one of the world's poorest countries.

    Conflict has plagued CAR since 2013, when a predominantly

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