Photos: With armed escort, Muslims escape C.A.R. to safety in Chad

A Muslim man prepares to be evacuated by road, with the help of an armed convoy escorted by African Union peacekeepers, near the PK12 neighborhood in Bangui, April 27. The relocation involves moving Muslims who have sheltered from sectarian violence for months in PK12 toward the border with Chad. Siegfried Modola / Reuters

A man stands near a vehicle and other belongings set on fire by its owners, who did not want to leave them behind for looters in Bangui. Siegfried Modola / Reuters

Muslim families prepare for the four-day journey, escorted by African Union peacekeepers. Siegfried Modola / Reuters

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) take a break on an armed African Union peacekeeping convoy escorting about 1,000 Muslims from Bangui to the border of Chad, April 28. Siegfried Modola / Reuters

Dying from a gunshot wound to the head, a woman lies on the road near the village of Dekoua after the convoy of refugees came under attack by anti-Balaka militiamen. Siegfried Modola / Reuters

A woman gives birth to twins in the back of a UNICEF vehicle in the convoy. The woman was one of three pregnant wives of a man fleeing violence in the country. Siegfried Modola / Reuters

The relative of a woman who gave birth to twins holds one of the babies at the side of the road, April 29. Siegfried Modola / Reuters

A woman passes her child on the top of a truck during a break from her journey toward Chad's border. Siegfried Modola / Reuters

IDPs gather to collect water from a well during a break in the journey near the northern town of Kaga Bandoro. Siegfried Modola / Reuters

A sick girl rests on the lap of her mother as another woman washes her baby during the evacuation. Siegfried Modola / Reuters

The convoy arrives at the transit IDP center on the outskirts of Sido, near the CAR-Chad border, April 30. Siegfried Modola / Reuters

A man fleeing the violence washes his face before praying near Sido. Siegfried Modola / Reuters

Friends greet each other at the IDP center after the convoy arrived in Sido. Siegfried Modola / Reuters