Nzacko or Nzako is a village located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Mbomou on the road between Bakouma and Bria.
Artisanal diamond mining is active in the commune.
History On 9 February 2010, LRA raided Nzacko. They killed two people and kidnapped around 40.
In July 2014 Séléka militiamen clashed with Ugandan forces resulting in deaths of over dozen of Selekans and several Ugandan troops.Behind the headlines: UPDF clashes with Seleka in eastern CAR, 3 July 2014
Between 20 and 24 March 2017 FPRC and Anti-balaka took control of Nzacko after expelling UPC fighters.Letter dated 26 July 2017 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to Security Council resolution 2339 (2017) addressed to the President of the Security Council On 6 June at least 18 civilians were killed after FPRC attacked Anti-balaka positions in the town.Amnesty International Report 2017/18 - Central African Republic, 22 February 2018 On 11 June 2017 FPRC took control of Nzacko.
On 27 April 2021 the town was captured by Russian mercenaries.RCA : la ville de Nzako reprise par les mercenaires russes et syriens, 28 April 2021 On 8 December 2021 armed forces withdrew from Nzacko and week later rebels from FPRC recaptured the village.Centrafrique : La situation sécuritaire toujours préoccupante à Nzacko au Sud-est du pays après le retrait des FACA et leurs alliés, 16 December 2021 On 5 March 2022 Russian mercenaries captured Nzacko village clashing with FPRC rebels. 2 Russians and 5 rebels were killed.Centrafrique : violent affrontement entre les rebelles et les mercenaires russes à Zacko, au moins 7 morts, 7 March 2022 On 8 March 2022 rebels again took control of Nzacko and on 27 March armed forces again recaptured it.Centrafrique : retour au calme à Bakouma après le redéploiement des Forces armées centrafricaines, 1 April 2022
CPC rebels stormed the FACA position in the town on 1 June 2024. The attack was repelled by FACA, in which 12 rebels were killed.
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