SUMMARY

The conflict between FPIC (Front Patriotique et Intégrationniste du Congo, known locally as Chini ya Kilima) and URDPC Union des Révolutionnaires pour la Défense du Peuple Congolais) in Ituri province, eastern DR Congo (Zaire), is rooted in competition over territory, local authority, and resources, including land and taxation rights.

The conflict escalated as some FDBC under URDPC leadership and FPIC militiamen began joining the Diango cantonment site to participate in a DDRC-S program. Fighting broke out after an altercation between a group of URDPC combatants and a senior FPIC officer who had demanded money from them in the Baboa-Bokoe area. This incident triggered broader hostilities, in the areas of Bebe-Lebe and Baboa-Bokoe located in Irumu territory.

FPIC and URDPC clashed in rural areas northwest of Bunia. Villages were raided, houses were torched and the clashes were followed by looting.

The conflict remained localized within the Ituri Province, in the territories of Irumu and Djugu, DR Congo (Zaire).

The non-state conflict between FPIC and URDPC is first included in UCDP data in 2021. In April of that year violent clashes flared up in Irumu territory, resulting in over 25 deaths.

The non-state conflict between FPIC and URDPC is first included in UCDP data in 2021. In April of that year violent clashes flared up in Irumu territory, resulting in over 25 deaths.