Central African Patriotic Movement

Central African Patriotic Movement (MPC, French: Mouvement patriotique pour la Centrafrique) is a rebel group in the Central African Republic based in the northwestern part of the country.^[2]

Central African Patriotic Movement
Mouvement patriotique pour la Centrafrique
MPC fighters in Beboye, 2016
Leaders	Mahamat al-Khatim Idriss Ahmed El-Bachar
Dates of operation	2015–
Split from	Séléka
Headquarters	Kaga-Bandoro (until 2021) Kabo (until 2021) Moyenne-Sido (until 2021) N'Djamena, Chad (since 2021)[1]
Active regions	Central African Republic: Nana-Grébizi prefecture Ouham prefecture Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture
Part of	Coalition of Patriots for Change (since 2020)
Allies	FPRC
Opponents	Revolution and Justice (until 2018) Anti-balaka (until 2020) FACA Wagner Group (since 2020)
Battles and wars	Central African Republic Civil War 2018 Batangafo clashes

  Territories under control of MPC

History

MPC was formed in July 2015 by Mahamat Al-Khatim. In October 2016, they were accused in taking part in attack which killed 37 civilians, however Al-Khatim denied these claims.^[3] In May 2018, MNLC leader, Ahmat Bahar announced that his group was merging with MPC. On 17 December 2020, MPC joined Coalition of Patriots for Change.^[4]