There has been some reporting on the situation in CAR, mainly in the capital where it is clear control remains elusive. Thomas Fessy, the BBC World Service (French service), tweets most days and is worth following @bbcfessy

As for other EU nations supplying forces "that'll be the day". I did spot a French agency report that the Franco-German brigade was an option; it appears FRG declined that. For several years now NATO / EU have maintained 'standby' brigades for such operations, so sending a thousand soldiers - as cited - looks like a piecemeal response.

HRW have issued a new report, which on a quick read is a good backgrounder:http://www.hrw.org/node/121434/section/1

A glimpse into the operational, logistic realities:http://www.stripes.com/news/for-us-f...reminder=later