. >> the seleka is an alliance of rebel groups. christian militia, anti-balaka or anti-machete rose up against them. the fighting split the country along religious and ethnic lines. aid agencies struggled to deliver supplies to a million people driven from their homes. to many, trying to live their lives, one side is as bad as the other. >> before we had the seleka he had to take away our fuel and other things. we don't know who the real authority is. you promise an escort and security. people are massacred and no one opens their mouth. >> the attack on the mosque was partially motivated by frustration and fury. christians and muslims have known little else. >> still it come on al jazeera - rebellions in the north and south. yemen's dangerous security situation. >> and a jobless generation. the desperate situation of port call's unemployed -- portugal's unemployed youth. >> racial profiling >> sometimes they ask questions... sometimes they just handcuff people... >> deporting dreams... destroying lives... >> this state is literally

they begin to engage in revenge killings first against seleka rebels within against presumed seleka supporters and then indiscriminately against muslims and their religious sites. interim president president djotodia resignation occurred only after his role had bankrupted the government and left a path of destruction and lawlessness that pervades the entire country today. u.n. agencies and human rights organizations have estimated over 600,000 have been displaced since the beginning of the rebellion in late 2012. since december 2013, we agree that at least 2000 people have been killed and another 100,000 have fled the country just since december. and we are particularly concerned that the imminent threat against muslim civilians has forced me to abandon their homes and communities and to seek help from u.n. humanitarian agencies, the african union and the french peacekeeping forces to relocate within the central african republic or to neighboring countries there just last weekend at the urgent request of muslim civilians in the pk 12 neighborhood, peacekeeping forces transported over 1200 peop

what we have seen is that particularly the seleka alliance and key members use average and control of diamond areas to finance the rebel groups. most of those commodities went through sudan because of the strong relations with the sudanese government and members of the militia. i think that's were i would have to look but i recognize these are more long-term issues that will not have an immediate fix. that's why i do not raise it as the most crucial point. >> adam ambassador? >> thank you but i also have to echo police in peace and security as number one and i think you can't split the two. you need both police and security but i'm going to go back to the impugned issue because i think it's a double-sided. one because it showed if you bring leadership to the justice system then you have a better chance of reconciliation happening on the ground. if people see that the leaders of seleka or others that have looted and put the country in a situation that it is now, are being brought to justice, i think that a better helps the reconciliation process on the ground. against -- >> so that bec

. >> reporter: the seleka is alliance of rebel groups that over through the c.a.r.ent last year and christian malitias known as antibalika rose up against them and the fighting split the country along religious and ethnic lines. agencies struggle to deliver supplies to over a million people who have been driven from their homes and many trying to live their lives in midst of the fighting one side is as bad as the other. >> translator: before we had this he used to take away our fuel and other things. now we do not know who the real authority in the country is. as a driver you are promised escort and security but people are massacred in front of authority and no one dares to open their mouth. >> reporter: the attack on the mosque was at least partially motivated by frustration and fury. for months both christians and muslims in c.a.r. have known little else and i'm rob with al jazeera. >> reporter: good luck jonathan is attending an emergency meeting of west african states in gahna and 15 members and the purpose is to promote economic cooperation in the region and lo

i also learned that diamonds and elephant ivory are funding the seleka militia from sudan including balaka. natural resources have attracted the governments of chad sudan south africa china and france and interventions by these governments have influenced security dynamics in the country. interest of chad and sudan especially has contributed to the conflict. mercenary fighters from each of these countries were part of the movement and committed horrible atrocities and looted. the international community as a whole can take a few critical steps but we must act as quickly as possible. deployed mediators to facilitate it up them up piece and reconciliation process and support efforts to rebuild the state institutions that have come to a virtual standstill. we must investigate illicit diamond and ivory trading and cut off funding sources for the armed groups. we must hold those accountable who engage in economic and criminal activity. u.s. diplomatic engagement in the region recognizes and addresses the interests of the mania or so are involved and illicit forces of financing for violent actor