Popular Front for National Rebirth | |
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Founder | Adoum Yacoub 'Kougou' |
Leader | Adoum Yacoub 'Kougou'[1] |
Allies | SLM/A (until 2007) SPLA (until 2007) UFR (from 2007) Sudan (from 2007/2008) |
Opponents | Sudan (until 2007) Chad (2001 - 2010) |
Battles and wars | Chadian Civil War (2005–2010)
War in Darfur Insurgency in Northern Chad |
Popular Front for National Rebirth (French: Front populaire pour la renaissance nationale, abbr. FPRN) is a rebel group operating in Tissi area, where borders of CAR, Chad and Sudan meet.
It was founded in 2001 by Adoum Yacoub ‘Kougou’, a veteran of Chadian armed opposition groups. The group begun fighting in Darfur area along Sudanese Liberation Movement during the Darfur war. For most of its existence it operated in southeastern Chad. It is mostly composed of Ouaddaïan but it also has Masalit and Tama combatants. Its fighters are considered to have significant military experience.[2]