Content_paragraphs: Between 1 June and 1 October, MINUSCA documented 409 alleged and 
  
  confirmed incidents of human rights violations and abuses and violations of 
  
  international humanitarian law that affected 938 victims (511 men, 174 civilians, 87 
  
  women, 34 girls, 71 groups of collective victims, 47 boys and 14 unidentified 
  
  children) and caused 228 conflict-related civilian deaths. This represents an 18.89 per 
  
  cent increase in the number of incidents and 49.36 per cent increase in the number of 
  
  victims since the previous reporting period. The most serious violations documented 
  
  by the Mission included extrajudicial killings in the region of Bossangoa, Ouham 
  
  Prefecture, allegedly by bilaterally deployed and other security personnel. In 
  
  Bambari, Ouaka prefecture, targeted arrests for alleged collaboration with armed 
  
  groups by national defence forces and bilaterally deployed and other security 
  
  personnel disproportionately affected religious and ethnic minorities, such as 
  
  Muslims and Fulanis, as well as vulnerable communities, such as internally displaced 
  
  persons. In August, at least 17 members of Muslim and Fulani communities were 
  
  arrested by national defence forces and bilaterally deployed and other security 
  
  personnel for allegedly collaborating with armed groups in Haute-Kotto, Mambéré-
  
  Kadéï, Mbomou, Nana-Mambéré, and Ouham-Pendé prefectures and transferred to 
  
  Bangui, where they were currently being detained.