The face of the C.A.R. conflict

The face of the C.A.R. conflict

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Thousands have been killed and more than a million forced to flee their homes in Central African Republic since mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power over a year ago, perpetrating abuses that triggered brutal revenge killings by Christian militia.

Reuters photographer Goran Tomasevic shot portraits of people on all sides of the conflict, from militia members to Seleka fighters, to civilians caught up in the bloodshed.

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A Seleka fighter wears a hat bearing the name of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
. BRIA, Central African Republic. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A Seleka fighter wears a hat bearing the name of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

A Muslim girl, who was protected by local Christians, stands outside a house in Yaloke.
. YALOKE, Central African Republic. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A Muslim girl, who was protected by local Christians, stands outside a house in Yaloke.

A member of the predominantly Christian “anti-balaka” militia has his picture taken.
. ZAWA, Central African Republic. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A member of the predominantly Christian “anti-balaka” militia has his picture taken.

Children from the Puel tribe, which is Muslim and has been targeted by anti-balaka fighters, stand in a village outside Bambari.
. BAMBARI, Central African Republic. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Children from the Puel tribe, which is Muslim and has been targeted by anti-balaka fighters, stand in a village outside Bambari.

A soldier from the Democratic Republic of the Congo stands at an army barracks.
. BRIA, Central African Republic. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A soldier from the Democratic Republic of the Congo stands at an army barracks.

A anti-balaka militia member carries his weapons.
. ZAWA, Central African Republic. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A anti-balaka militia member carries his weapons.

A mother cries after her son Altahir Ali was shot by French soldiers who were searching his house for weapons.
. BANGUI, Central African Republic. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A mother cries after her son Altahir Ali was shot by French soldiers who were searching his house for weapons.

A Seleka fighter drives through the town of Bria.
. BRIA, Central African Republic. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A Seleka fighter drives through the town of Bria.

A sick girl from the Puel tribe stands in a village outside Bambari.
. BAMBARI, Central African Republic. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A sick girl from the Puel tribe stands in a village outside Bambari.

A Seleka fighter smokes at a base belonging to the rebel group.
. GRIMARI, Central African Republic. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A Seleka fighter smokes at a base belonging to the rebel group.

A young Muslim girl, displaced by the fighting, stands in a house in the town of Boda.
. BODA, Central African Republic. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A young Muslim girl, displaced by the fighting, stands in a house in the town of Boda.

A Seleka fighter wears a black scarf as he goes on patrol.
. GOYA, Central African Republic. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A Seleka fighter wears a black scarf as he goes on patrol.