National Movement for the Liberation of the Central African Republic (MNLC, french: Mouvement national pour la libération de la Centrafrique) was a rebel group in the

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...

based in northwestern part of country.

History

In 2017, a new rebel group named MNLC was formed in Central African Republic. Media reports connect the new ''MNLC'' to outbursts of violence in the Central African Republic. NGO

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reports that "clashes between armed groups National Movement for the Liberation of the Central African Republic (MNLC) and Revolution and Justice (RJ) intensified" in January 2018. In May 2018 its leader, Ahmat Bahar announced that group was merging with Central African Patriotic Movement. In October 2019 Ahamat Bahar was reportedly arrested in Goré in Chad after he fled Central African Republic two months before.

References

{{Reflist Factions of the Central African Republic Civil War Rebel groups in the Central African Republic