Patriotic Resistance Front of Ituri
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).
| Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri | |
|---|---|
FRPI milicians in 2019 | |
| Leaders | Germain Katanga (POW) Baudouin Adirodo Cobra Matata (POW) |
| 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) |
| Allies | D.R. Congo Armed Forces (2002–03) Uganda People's Defence Force (2002–03) Forces for Renewal Nationalist and Integrationist Front |
| Opponents | D.R. Congo Armed Forces MONUSCO Union of Congolese Patriots |
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