The first challenge this dismal situation presents is how to protect the refugees until the U.N. force arrives. Most endangered are the country’s Muslims, who became the target of a vicious outbreak of sectarian attacks by members of the Christian majority after a Muslim-led government — itself guilty of mass brutality — collapsed in January. Of the 100,000 Muslims who formerly lived in Bangui, fewer than 1,000 remain, and some 80,000 Muslims have fled to neighboring countries. Unless the tide can be reversed, the destruction of their communities may be irreversible.
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