COMBAT: Armed South African
soldiers chat with a man near Begoua, 17 km from the capital Bangui,
last Saturday. Rebels in the CAR
seized control of the
capital Bangui,
forcing President Francois Bozize to flee.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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SOUTH African troops will pull out of the Central African Republic, President Jacob Zuma told a regional summit on the post-coup crisis yesterday.
"President Zuma has decided to withdraw the South African forces deployed in Bangui," Chadian president Idriss Deby said, adding that Zuma was ready to provide troops in the future if necessary.
Thirteen soldiers were killed in the battle for Bangui.