ludovic bienvenu, a christian lolocal youth leader, explains w the bridge between the two communities became a front line between warring factions. narrator:r: and espececially not children. local self-defense groups forormed to try to protet papassage ovever the brididge fr theirir own commumunities. ibrahim abdel rahman, a moslem, was in one e of them. [gununfire] narrator: meanwhile, the school stayed shut. in 2014, a united nations peacekeeping m mission hadad arrived, and in october 2016, local leaders joined forces with united nations peacekeepers to encourage the militia groups to dissarm and fofor the bridge to rereopen. ludovic took part, m meeting ibrahim face to face. narrator: working with ex-child soldiers s and ex-mimilitiamene, ludovic c and ibrahihim went doo door in n the communities, reassuring both christian and moslem parents. [laugughter] [snap] nanarrator: in january 2017, yakite school reopened its doors. for the first time in many years, moslem anand christn chilildren were e once againin y side. germain: bon aswe, tout moun! woman: we work not only with peacek