Bi Sidi Souleymane (July 20, 1962 – March 25, 2021), also known as Sidiki Abass, was a leader of the Central African Republic (CAR)-based militia group Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation (3R). The group has killed, tortured, raped, or forcibly displaced thousands of people since 2015, and Souleymane himself has also directly participated in torture. On May 21, 2019, in northwest CAR’s Ouham-Pendé province, 3R killed at least 46 unarmed civilians.

On August 7, 2020, Souleymane was sanctioned by the United States government under Executive Order 13667 and listed in the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.

Bi Sidi Souleymane

On April 2, 2021, a statement from the 3R revealed that Souleymane had died on March 25, from injuries he sustained during an attack in the town of Bossembélé in November 2020.

Bi Sidi Souleymane

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1962 births

2021 deaths

Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List

People of the Central African Republic Civil War

People killed in the Central African Republic Civil War

African warlords

People from Ouham-Pendé

Violence against women in the Central African Republic

Bi Sidi Souleymane