Patriotic Resistance Front of Ituri
Political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (French: Force de résistance patriotique d’Ituri; FRPI) is a Bunia-based armed militia and political party primarily active in the south of the Ituri Province of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly the Orientale Province).
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Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri | |
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Leaders | Germain Katanga (POW) Baudouin Adirodo Cobra Matata (POW)[1] |
Dates of operation | 2002– |
Group(s) | Ngiti (Lendu) |
Headquarters | Bunia, Ituri Province, D.R. Congo |
Active regions | Ituri Province, D.R. Congo |
Size | 1,000 (2015)[2] |
Allies | D.R. Congo Armed Forces (2002–03) Uganda People's Defence Force (2002–03)[3] Forces for Renewal Nationalist and Integrationist Front |
Opponents | D.R. Congo Armed Forces MONUSCO Union of Congolese Patriots |
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