[Daily News Egypt] The Episcopal Church in Egypt has joined the growing number of groups who have condemned Christian attacks on Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR).

In a Tuesday statement, The Reverend Mouneer Anis, Bishop of the Episcopal and Anglican Diocese of Egypt, North Africa and the Horn of Africa, and the President Bishop of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, said he hoped the international community would respond to “stop this humanitarian disaster”.

Recent infighting in the CAR began in April 2013 when Muslim forces, called “Selekas”, deposed François Bozizé from the presidency.  According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), Selekas were responsible for “massive” humanitarian abuses after their ascension to power, including “massacres, rapes, executions, torture and the burning of hundreds of villages.”  Subsequently, nearly 20% of CAR residents were forced to flee their homes and relocate to refugee camps.

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