A/HRC/30/59 39. The most serious incidents took place in Bangui from 7 to 16 October 2014 and were largely attributed to anti-balaka fighters. The clashes began on 7 October with the murder of a man suspected of being a former Séléka fighter; he was killed by an angry mob that claimed he had thrown a grenade into a crowded market area. The incident degenerated into a series of attacks and counter-attacks, in which 11 civilians were killed and another 229 injured, including members of both the Christian and the Muslim communities. The clashes also led to the displacement of more than 7,100 civilians in the greater Bangui area and the looting and burning of at least 30 homes and many shops. Humanitarian workers and their equipment were also the targets of attacks and looting. A MINUSCA convoy was ambushed on 9 October, with two soldiers killed and seven others injured. 40. In the territory under their control, the former Séléka fighters have occupied administrative buildings and exert de facto authority. Internal power struggles and a lack of cohesion and discipline have led to new clashes among factions, which have severely affected the civilian population. 41. In Bria, for example, the security situation deteriorated considerably in October as a result of heightened tensions among the various factions of former Séléka fighters. In January 2015, Bria fell under the contr ol of former Séléka fighters belonging to the Front populaire pour la renaissance de la Centrafrique, who refused to allow the presence of any representatives of the Bangui Government or the holding of local elections in areas under their control. On 10 Fe bruary, MINUSCA and Sangaris forces launched a joint operation to drive these armed groups out of all government buildings in Bria. Six former Séléka fighters were killed in the operation, several were injured and another 16 were arrested. 42. Attacks by armed groups continued in early 2015, causing many civilian casualties. On 5 and 6 January, seven civilians, including a 6 -month-old baby and a 13-year-old child, were shot and killed near Ngakobo by former Séléka fighters of the Union pour la paix en Centrafrique. On 27 January, 14 civilians were killed in an attack by former Séléka fighters belonging to the Front populaire pour la renaissance de la Centrafrique near Kaga Bandoro in Nana -Grébizi prefecture. On 14 February, in the PK5 area of Bangui, four civilians suffered serious injuries when they were attacked by a former Séléka fighter, apparently in retaliation for the killing of a young Muslim man. 43. The Independent Expert was also informed of several cases in which former Séléka fighters had subjected civilians to ill-treatment and accused them of being spies working for the anti-balaka or the international forces. For example, on 11 March 2015, two men accused of having ties with the anti-balaka were illegally detained and subjected to cruel and inhuman treatment by former Séléka fighters of the Union pour la paix en Centrafrique. 44. Some Fulani groups have also allegedly committed human rights violations with support from groups of former Séléka fighters. For example, in the second week of October, armed Fulani carried out an attack on the village of Batobadja in Ouaka prefecture, killing 11 civilians. From 12 to 14 November 2014, also in Ouaka prefecture, an unknown number of armed Fulani attacked the village of Pende and killed seven people, including four children. Another attack by armed Fulani carried out on 1 December in the town of Zémio, Upper Mbomou prefecture, left 3 people dead and 2 injured, while some 40 houses were burned down and 2 shops were looted. On 3 December in Bambari, armed Fulani with ties to the Union pour la paix en Centrafrique attacked and killed 13 people and injured at least 33 civilians in retaliation for the death of one of their members. During the attack, some 33 houses were burned and looted. 10/22 GE.15-12489