Mahamat Al-Khatim
Born
Chad
NationalityChad, Central African Republic
Military career
AllegianceCentral African Patriotic Movement
Years of service2014–present

Mahamat Al-Khatim is a leader of Central African Patriotic Movement armed group in the Central African Republic.

Biography

Mahamat Al-Khatim is a Chadian Arab belonging to the Salamat ethnic group.[1] At some point, he rebelled against the Chadian government, but was reintegrated into the Chad National Army in 1997.[2] He was among the so-called "liberators", fighters who had supported Bozizé's coup d’état in 2003. In 2013 he joined the Séléka coalition.[2] In July 2015 he created the Central African Patriotic Movement armed group which controlled areas in northern parts of the Central African Republic, including Moyenne-Sido, Kabo and Kaga-Bandoro.[1] In December 2020, al-Khatim and the MPC joined the Coalition of Patriots for Change led by François Bozizé. He ordered his fighters to attack Bangui in January 2021.[3] Due to the failure of this coup attempt, al-Khatim was forced to flee the Central African Republic and, as of June 2021, he resides in the capital of Chad, N'Djamena.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Splintered wardafre
  2. 1 2 Letter dated 28 October 2014 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2127 (2013) addressed to the President of the Security Council
  3. ↑ "Letter dated 25 June 2021 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to resolution 2536 (2020) addressed to the President of the Security Council" (PDF). reliefweb.int.
  4. ↑ François Bozizé et d'autres chefs rebelles centrafricains se trouvent à Ndjamena, 7 November 2021


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