Photogallery: Conflict in the Central African Republic

A girl pushes a hand cart past burning houses in Bossangoa, north of Bangui, Jan. 2, 2014.

A woman looks at burning houses in Bossangoa, north of Bangui, Jan. 3, 2014.

Ex-Seleka rebel soldiers are pictured at their base in Bossangoa, north of Bangui, Jan. 2, 2014.

French soldiers patrol villages in Bossangoa, north of Bangui, Jan. 2, 2014.

French soldiers drive past burning houses in Bossangoa, north of Bangui, Jan. 2, 2014.