The People's Armed Forces of Congo is a rebel group based in the Ituri

Ituri

Ituri may refer to:* Ituri Interim Administration, an interim administration in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo* Ituri Province, a proposed province in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo* Ituri Rainforest* Ituri River...

 region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

 and has been active in that region's conflict

Ituri Conflict

The Ituri conflict is a conflict between the agriculturalist Lendu and pastoralist Hema ethnic groups in the Ituri region of the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo . While there have been many phases to the conflict, the most recent armed clashes ran from 1999 to 2003, with a low-level...

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The FAPC was formed in March 2003 by Jérôme Kakwavu, a former member of the Union of Congolese Patriots

Union of Congolese Patriots

The Union of Congolese Patriots is an armed group in Ituri, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. They were in 2003 said to be 15000 soldiers . It has carried out numerous attacks upon civilians and other serious human rights abuses in pursuit of its policies...

 (UPC). Headquartered in the towns of Aru

Aru, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Aru is town and seat of Aru Territory in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Aru has a small airport but no public electricity grid as of 2010.-References:...

 and Ariwara, the group had approximately 4,000 fighters in early 2005.

Disarmament of the FAPC began on 6 March 2005 with the aim of integrating its members into the national army.