French troops disarm antibalaka militias in CAR French troops on Tuesday began raiding strongholds of Christian militias in the Central African Republic. Having already taken steps to disarm the mainly muslim former Seleka rebels, French troops launched the operation to disarm the so-called 'anti-balaka' (meaning 'anti-machete' in the Sango language) groups at dawn in the Boy-Rabe district of northern Bangui. Images.