Armed Clash
on 24 June 2012, a armed group assaulted uranium plant operated by French nuclear power giant Areva at Bakouma in the southeast of the Central African Republic . a statement by the military described that "A violent clash on Sunday afternoon pitted" Central African troops against "an unidentified group of armed men attempting to launch an assault on the site of mining company Areva"
according to the report, the army successfully repelled the attack, but "The enemy did some material damage and pulled back while taking a sizeable quantity mainly of food with them," The Areva group issued no immediate statement regarding the attack. it is speculated that the attack was Organized by members of the Chadian rebel Popular Front for Recovery (FPR) led by 'General' Baba Ladde." which is active in the region since 2008 . the army says it's conducting further operations to neutralize the remaining armed rebels in the region of bakouma .
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