On September 24, 2014, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, issued a report on the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) concluding “there is a reasonable basis to proceed with an investigation into the Situation in the CAR II” in regard to events that have taken place since 2012.  According to the press release, in February 2014, Bensouda began a new preliminary investigation into alleged crimes in CAR, and in May 2014, the transitional government of CAR referred the situation to the Office of the Prosecutor.  After a review of the information, Bensouda concluded that there is “a reasonable basis to believe that both the Séléka and the anti-balaka groups have committed crimes against humanity and war crimes including murder, rape, forced displacement, persecution, pillaging, attacks against humanitarian missions and the use of children under fifteen in combat.”