Popular Front for National Rebirth

Popular Front for National Rebirth
FounderAdoum Yacoub 'Kougou'
LeaderAdoum Yacoub 'Kougou'[1]
Allies SLM/A (until 2007)
SPLA (until 2007)
UFR (from 2007)
Sudan Sudan (from 2007/2008)
OpponentsSudan Sudan (until 2007)
Chad Chad (2001 - 2010)
Battles and warsChadian 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]

  1. ^ "Over 20 rebel groups suspend participation in Chad peace talks". al-Jazeera. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ Tubiana, Jérôme (April 2008). The Chad–Sudan Proxy War and the 'Darfurization' of Chad: Myths and Reality. Geneva: Small Arms Survey. p. 68. ISBN 978-2-8288-0095-6.