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'''Ali Darassa Mahamat''' (born 22 September 1978),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Central African Republic Designation|url=https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20211217|access-date=2021-12-22|website=U.S. Department of the Treasury|language=en}}</ref> also known as '''Ali Daras''' and '''Ali Ndarass''' is a Nigerian leader of the [[Central African Republic|Central African]] rebel group, the [[Union for Peace in the Central African Republic]] (UPC), which is dominant around [[Bambari]].<ref name=fp1015>{{cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/28/one-day-we-will-start-a-big-war-central-african-republic-un-violence/|title=One day we will start a big war|publisher=Foreign Policy|accessdate=13 February 2017}}</ref> He is an ethnic [[Fula people|Fula]]<ref>In {{lang-fr|link=no|Peul}}. In {{lang-ff|Pullo}} (pl. ''Fulɓe'').</ref> and his UPC is largely Fula. Darassa was the right-hand man of Chadian rebel leader, [[Abdel Kader Baba-Laddé]] until Baba-Laddé abandoned his armed struggle in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|language=French|title=Blog of the storytellers|url=http://thibautribar.blogspot.my/2015/10/ali-darassa-mahamat-est-un-chef-rebelle.html|publisher=tribautribarblogspot|date=27 October 2015}}</ref> The UPC is an Ex-Séléka faction made up of disbanded members of the former rebel coalition known as [[Séléka]]. Starting in November 2016, another Ex-Séléka faction, the FPRC, allied with their former enemy, the Anti-balaka, and attacked UPC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/02/16/central-african-republic-executions-rebel-group|title=Central African Republic: Executions by rebel group|date=16 February 2017|publisher=Human Rights Watch|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=newsweek0217>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/central-african-republic-war-fprc-car-556068|title=U.N. 'Kills Rebel Commander' in Central African Republic Airstrikes|date=13 February 2017|publisher=|accessdate=14 February 2017}}</ref> The fighting displaced 20,000 and was ethnic in nature with the FPRC singling out [[Fulani people]].<ref name=reuters0217>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-centralafrica-violence-idUSKBN15R0WC|title=U.N. air strikes in Central African Republic kill several: militia|date=12 February 2017|work=Reuters|accessdate=14 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=newsweek0217/> He is reportedly well studied in past UN peacekeeping missions in order to deal with the peacekeeping mission known as [[MINUSCA]] in the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38967461|title=Peacekeeping, African warlords and Donald Trump|date=15 February 2017|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=25 February 2017}}</ref>
'''Ali Darassa Mahamat''' (born 22 September 1978),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Central African Republic Designation|url=https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20211217|access-date=2021-12-22|website=U.S. Department of the Treasury|language=en}}</ref> also known as '''Ali Daras''' and '''Ali Ndarass''' is a Nigerian leader of the [[Central African Republic|Central African]] rebel group, the [[Union for Peace in the Central African Republic]] (UPC), which is dominant around [[Bambari]].<ref name=fp1015>{{cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/28/one-day-we-will-start-a-big-war-central-african-republic-un-violence/|title=One day we will start a big war|publisher=Foreign Policy|accessdate=13 February 2017}}</ref> He is an ethnic [[Fula people|Fula]]<ref>In {{lang-fr|link=no|Peul}}. In {{lang-ff|Pullo}} (pl. ''Fulɓe'').</ref> and his UPC is largely Fula. Darassa was the right-hand man of Chadian rebel leader, [[Abdel Kader Baba-Laddé]] until Baba-Laddé abandoned his armed struggle in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|language=French|title=Blog of the storytellers|url=http://thibautribar.blogspot.my/2015/10/ali-darassa-mahamat-est-un-chef-rebelle.html|publisher=tribautribarblogspot|date=27 October 2015}}</ref> The UPC is an Ex-Séléka faction made up of disbanded members of the former rebel coalition known as [[Séléka]]. Starting in November 2016, another Ex-Séléka faction, the FPRC, allied with their former enemy, the Anti-balaka, and attacked UPC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/02/16/central-african-republic-executions-rebel-group|title=Central African Republic: Executions by rebel group|date=16 February 2017|publisher=Human Rights Watch|accessdate=17 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=newsweek0217>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/central-african-republic-war-fprc-car-556068|title=U.N. 'Kills Rebel Commander' in Central African Republic Airstrikes|website=[[Newsweek]] |date=13 February 2017|publisher=|accessdate=14 February 2017}}</ref> The fighting displaced 20,000 and was ethnic in nature with the FPRC singling out [[Fulani people]].<ref name=reuters0217>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-centralafrica-violence-idUSKBN15R0WC|title=U.N. air strikes in Central African Republic kill several: militia|date=12 February 2017|work=Reuters|accessdate=14 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=newsweek0217/> He is reportedly well studied in past UN peacekeeping missions in order to deal with the peacekeeping mission known as [[MINUSCA]] in the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38967461|title=Peacekeeping, African warlords and Donald Trump|date=15 February 2017|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=25 February 2017}}</ref>


On 17 December 2021, the [[United States Department of the Treasury|U.S. Department of the Treasury]] said in a statement that it was seizing all of Ali Darassa's US assets, and criminalizing transactions with him "for serious human rights abuses", stemming from his leadership of the UPC.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.voaafrique.com/a/sanctions-am%C3%A9ricaines-contre-un-chef-rebelle-centrafricain/6359115.html|title=Sanctions américaines contre un chef rebelle centrafricain|date=18 December 2021|publisher=Voa Afrique|accessdate=18 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Treasury Sanctions UPC Militia Leader in Central African Republic for Serious Human Rights Abuse|url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0539|access-date=2021-12-22|website=U.S. Department of the Treasury|language=en}}</ref>
On 17 December 2021, the [[United States Department of the Treasury|U.S. Department of the Treasury]] said in a statement that it was seizing all of Ali Darassa's US assets, and criminalizing transactions with him "for serious human rights abuses", stemming from his leadership of the UPC.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.voaafrique.com/a/sanctions-am%C3%A9ricaines-contre-un-chef-rebelle-centrafricain/6359115.html|title=Sanctions américaines contre un chef rebelle centrafricain|date=18 December 2021|publisher=Voa Afrique|accessdate=18 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Treasury Sanctions UPC Militia Leader in Central African Republic for Serious Human Rights Abuse|url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0539|access-date=2021-12-22|website=U.S. Department of the Treasury|language=en}}</ref>


On 21 September 2023, the Bangui Court of Appeal sentenced Darassa in absentia to a life sentence of forced labor for “conspiracy” and “rebellion”. Darassa is condemned for his role in the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC).<ref>{{Cite web|title= Afrique Centrafrique: l’ex-président François Bozizé et des chefs rebelles condamnés à perpétuité par contumace|url=https://amp.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20230922-centrafrique-l-ex-pr%C3%A9sident-fran%C3%A7ois-boziz%C3%A9-et-des-chefs-rebelles-condamn%C3%A9s-%C3%A0-perp%C3%A9tuit%C3%A9-par-contumace|access-date=2023-09-22|website=RFI|language=fr}}</ref>
On 21 September 2023, the Bangui Court of Appeal sentenced Darassa in absentia to a life sentence of forced labor for “conspiracy” and “rebellion”. Darassa is condemned for his role in the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC).<ref>{{Cite web|title= Afrique Centrafrique: l'ex-président François Bozizé et des chefs rebelles condamnés à perpétuité par contumace|url=https://amp.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20230922-centrafrique-l-ex-pr%C3%A9sident-fran%C3%A7ois-boziz%C3%A9-et-des-chefs-rebelles-condamn%C3%A9s-%C3%A0-perp%C3%A9tuit%C3%A9-par-contumace|access-date=2023-09-22|website=RFI|language=fr}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 13:25, 28 August 2024

Ali Darassa Mahamat
Ali Darassa (in purple suit) surrounded by his men in Ngakobo
Born (1978-09-22) 22 September 1978 (age 46)
Central African Republic or Chad
NationalityNigerian
Other namesAli Daras, Ali Darrassa, Ali, Ali Darassa Mahamant
Military career
AllegianceUnion for Peace in the Central African Republic
Years of service2014-present

Ali Darassa Mahamat (born 22 September 1978),[1] also known as Ali Daras and Ali Ndarass is a Nigerian leader of the Central African rebel group, the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC), which is dominant around Bambari.[2] He is an ethnic Fula[3] and his UPC is largely Fula. Darassa was the right-hand man of Chadian rebel leader, Abdel Kader Baba-Laddé until Baba-Laddé abandoned his armed struggle in September 2012.[4] The UPC is an Ex-Séléka faction made up of disbanded members of the former rebel coalition known as Séléka. Starting in November 2016, another Ex-Séléka faction, the FPRC, allied with their former enemy, the Anti-balaka, and attacked UPC.[5][6] The fighting displaced 20,000 and was ethnic in nature with the FPRC singling out Fulani people.[7][6] He is reportedly well studied in past UN peacekeeping missions in order to deal with the peacekeeping mission known as MINUSCA in the country.[8]

On 17 December 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury said in a statement that it was seizing all of Ali Darassa's US assets, and criminalizing transactions with him "for serious human rights abuses", stemming from his leadership of the UPC.[9][10]

On 21 September 2023, the Bangui Court of Appeal sentenced Darassa in absentia to a life sentence of forced labor for “conspiracy” and “rebellion”. Darassa is condemned for his role in the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC).[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Central African Republic Designation". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  2. ^ "One day we will start a big war". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. ^ In French: Peul. In Template:Lang-ff (pl. Fulɓe).
  4. ^ "Blog of the storytellers" (in French). tribautribarblogspot. 27 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Central African Republic: Executions by rebel group". Human Rights Watch. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. ^ a b "U.N. 'Kills Rebel Commander' in Central African Republic Airstrikes". Newsweek. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  7. ^ "U.N. air strikes in Central African Republic kill several: militia". Reuters. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Peacekeeping, African warlords and Donald Trump". BBC News. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Sanctions américaines contre un chef rebelle centrafricain". Voa Afrique. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Treasury Sanctions UPC Militia Leader in Central African Republic for Serious Human Rights Abuse". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  11. ^ "Afrique Centrafrique: l'ex-président François Bozizé et des chefs rebelles condamnés à perpétuité par contumace". RFI (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-22.


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