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                     UN Calls for Peacekeeping Force in CAR

   The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution to help
   stabilize the war-torn Central African Republic.
   The 15-member council approved the resolution in a unanimous vote
   Thursday. The measure calls on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to prepare
   options for helping a small African Union force in the country.
   It said the options should include the possibility of transforming the
   force into a U.N. peacekeeping operation.
   Much of the Central African Republic has descended into chaos since the
   rebel coalition Seleka overthrew President Francois Bozize in March.
   Humanitarian groups say rebel fighters have attacked and looted
   villages, displacing tens of thousands of civilians.
   Reports this week said clashes between Seleka fighters and local
   self-defense groups had killed at least 23 people in the northwest
   village of Gaga.
   The Central African Republic has endured a long series of coups and
   rebellions since gaining independence from France in 1960.
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