Ils ont demandé la paix un jeudi, le dimanche, Kenscoff brûlait

On August 20, a letter circulated under the letterhead “Gwoup Rebèl 400 Mawozo.” In it, Wilson Joseph, alias Lanmò San Jou, raises a “white flag,” calls for a truce and requests dialogue under international facilitation. Three days later, during the night of Sunday, August 23, to Monday, August 24, Kenscoff was struck: 47 dead according to BINUH, including at least five children, more than 50 people kidnapped, and dozens of houses burned. A video then showed captives, while a man identifying himself as “Izo 2” addressed the Director General