"We believe that France's strong leadership in committing 800 additional troops and their support to the African Union-led stabilisation mission in the CAR (MISCA) sends a forceful message to all parties that the violence must end," deputy State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said yesterday.
France deployed its troops yesterday as part of a UN-backed operation to quell violence between Christians and Muslims in its former colony.
"We are deeply concerned by the worsening violence in the CAR, which has resulted in a growing humanitarian crisis and increased the risk of mass atrocities," Harf said in a statement.
Germany said it was ready to offer transport and refuelling aircraft to the French operation, but Harf told journalists she was not aware of any specific requests for US military help.
"Obviously, we would consider them if they came in," she said.
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