On April 13th, 2014, the Anti-Balaka attacked the Seleka in Grimari with many people being killed and displaced.[1] Anti-Balaka forces reportedly took control of the town.[2]
On August 31st, 2016, Anti-Balaka forces in Grimari erected roadblocks preventing a MINUSCA convoy from moving and forcing them to return to Bambari.[3] In November 2016 Grimari was reported to be under control of security forces including police and gendarmerie.[4]
On March 15th, 2020, Anti-Balaka forces attacked a MINUSCA base in Grimari, killing one peacekeeper.[5] On August 3rd, Anti-Balaka forces attacked Grimari blocking roads to Sibut and Bambari. FACA managed to recapture the city the same day, killing one Anti-Balaka commander.[6] On December 20th, rebels from Union for Peace in the Central African Republic took control of the centre of Grimari after bypassing a MINUSCA roadblock.[7] On January 9th, 2021, rebels attacked Grimari. However, government forces were reportedly in control of the town.[8] On January 15th, rebels ambushed a Burundian peacekeeper in the town of Grimari, killing him and injuring two other Bangladeshi peacekeepers.[9]
